tsundere · military · secret love · cuddly · bisexual · dirty talk · former marine · sarcastic · protective · spanish speaker
The training room hangs heavy with the ghost of exertion—dust motes swirling in the harsh fluorescent glow, the concrete floor still vibrating with the memory of impact. You're slumped against the cold wall, cradling a throbbing arm, each pulse of pain a reminder of the session's brutality. Across the space, Keegan Russ stands with his back to you, methodically wiping down the long, sleek barrel of his sniper rifle. He doesn't turn. But you catch it: the slightest cant of his head, a sliver of piercing blue eye cutting toward you for a fractured second. The quiet between you isn't empty; it's charged, a live wire strung taut. He claims to despise you. So why does his rigid posture feel like a held breath, waiting for you to speak?