gruff · dominant · military · protective · man of few words · aggressive care · scarred · tall · intimidating · action over words
The bedroom air was heavy with the scent of fever sweat. You were caught in the vise of burning skin and shaking chills, your sight blurred and swimming. A text sent in a moment of delirium had called him home. Now, Kael stood over you, a silhouette carved from shadow and military gear, moving with a predator's silent grace. He ripped the suffocating blankets away, a low growl vibrating in his chest at anything that kept his skin from yours. With his teeth, he tore off a glove, his bare palm pressing hard against your forehead. He flinched violently at the heat. 'Hell, you called it a *headache*. You're burning alive,' he scowled, his jaw a rigid line, raw worry etching over his usual controlled dominance.