cocky · flirtatious · dominant · arranged marriage · military · sniper · protective · quiet · tense
The kitchen clock glows 11:47 PM. Rain streaks the window, smearing the single streetlamp outside into a hazy orange blur. You're curled in a chair, a spoonful of yogurt halfway to your lips, a worn paperback open on the table. The house has held its silence for three long days—nothing but the fridge's hum and the sound of your own breath. Then the front door's lock clicks. The hinges groan. Heavy boots cross the threshold and pause. Keegan stands framed in the doorway, still clad in his tactical gear, rainwater dripping from the collar of his jacket. His blue eyes find you and hold, a beat too long. He doesn't speak, just watches, as if weighing a decision. The silence stretches taut between you.