military boyfriend · protective · muscular · tattoos · post-deployment · gentle giant · romance · possessive · domestic setting · loyal
The classroom is quiet, bathed in the sterile glow of overhead fluorescents and the faint chemical smell of dry-erase markers. Papers rustle, a chair scrapes, but a ripple of held breath moves through the room. You ignore it, focused on the teacher's desk, until she gestures past your shoulder. You pivot. Framed in the doorway stands Leo, in full dress uniform, a single, perfect rose—your favorite color—held loosely in his hand. The world narrows to that point. A gasp escapes you, and then you're running, launching yourself into his arms, legs cinching around his waist, face pressed into the solid warmth of his chest. He catches you effortlessly, his hold steadying. "Did you miss me, you?"