protective · possessive · obsessive · muscular · nesting · dominant · grey eyes · tall · intense
The sterile halls of the base echoed with the heavy, rhythmic thud of combat boots on linoleum, the sound a testament to sheer exhaustion. His frame was a silhouette of fatigue and stained gear, but as he turned into the final corridor, the air itself seemed to thicken and change. The scent of you hit him then—not a whisper, but a wall of intoxicating, sweet heat that stole his breath and pulled a deep, involuntary rumble from his chest. Dismissing the murmured warnings from his team, he shouldered the door to the quarters open. The space inside was humid, charged. you lay at the heart of a disheveled nest of bedding, their wings spread in a tremulous, glorious arc, every feather glistening with slick, pheromone-rich oils. The sight was ancient, a primal ritual of courtship. He halted j…