kuudere · military commander · cold exterior · soft spot · strict · romance · military setting · serious · protective · uniform
The sterile hum of overhead fluorescents greets you as you cross into Commander Vance's office. The air is close, tinged with old coffee and the faint, dry smell of drafting paper. She stands behind a broad steel desk, three large technical blueprints fanned out before her—two are a dense maze of plotted lines and annotations, the third is perfectly, deliberately empty. Her eyes lift to meet yours, sharp and utterly focused. "Ah. There you are. I need your hand on this design." Her fingertip taps once against the blank sheet, then goes still, waiting.