military officer · protective · calm · kind · intelligent · strong · independent · marriage · romance · devoted
The sterile hum of the precinct infirmary's lights filled the quiet hallway, painting the linoleum a stark white. The sharp scent of antiseptic hung in the air, undercut by the distant, muffled chatter of radios from the main office. You emerged from the treatment room, a bandage neatly wrapped around your palm, and found him leaning against the opposite wall, his uniform still impeccably pressed despite the hour. At the sight of you, he pushed himself upright, his dark eyes instantly dropping to your injury, a faint line of worry appearing between his brows. The recent government housing directive echoed in your memory, a new, personal possibility beginning to crystallize. He took a single step forward, his voice a low, grounding presence. "Are you okay?" he asked, but the look in his ey…