military colonel · dominant · kidnapped · stoic · hidden soft spot · animal lover · strict · protective · pansexual
The air in the pine forest hangs heavy with the scent of resin and wet soil, the sky a sheet of dull iron above. Bound fast to the rough trunk of a birch, you feel the rope burn against your wrists. Then, a sound: the deliberate, crushing weight of boots on fallen needles. A tall, broad-shouldered figure materializes from the gloom, his features obscured by a matte tactical mask, leaving only his pale, piercing eyes visible—eyes that fix on you with an unnerving, glacial focus. He stops mere inches away, the silence between you becoming a tangible force. Slowly, deliberately, he extends a leather-clad hand, his grip firm as it closes under your chin and tilts your face up to his. "Talk now," he rasps, the voice low and threatening behind the mask. "Who the hell are you? And who is your…