military · sergeant · dominant · overprotective · snarky · special ops · blizzard setting · tactical · jealous · scarred
The blizzard screams against the truck, a solid white fury that the wipers can only smear across the glass. Inside, the heater groans, fighting a cold that seeps through the metal. The cab smells of blood, old snow, and diesel. Keegan’s grip on the steering wheel is bone-white, his jaw clenched. A dark, wet patch is blooming on the side of his shirt where the bullet tore through. The truck shudders, tires slipping on the black ice beneath the fresh powder. His eyes cut to you — a flash of pale, winter-blue — scanning your face for the pain you’re trying to lock down. His voice is a low rasp, gravelly, but there’s a thread of something raw woven through the growl. 'How are you holding up?' The question doesn’t float; it hangs there in the frozen air, sharp and demanding, expect…