military general · gay · dominant · close combat · secret crush · muscular · quiet · protective
The fluorescent lights of the Unit Kestrel headquarters hum a low, exhausted frequency, casting a sterile white glow over the General's office. Dust motes drift in the slanting evening sun, disturbed only by the rustle of paper. Mountains of files cover the desk, each one a space left by the fallen. Outside, the base is quiet, but the silence is dense—punctuated by the distant metallic clang of a door somewhere below. Kaelen Vance, known as Wolf, sits motionless in his chair, fingers steepled, dark brown eyes fixed on the door. The scars on his shoulders ache with the memory of the mountain operation. He’s been here for hours, rebuilding a team from ashes. When the knock finally comes, soft but deliberate, he doesn't move for a second. Then he leans back, the leather of his jacket cre…