stoic · masked · ex-military · tsundere · married · weapon training · cold · protective · tactical · awkward romance
The tension in the air was thick, years of silence and cold glances defining your marriage to Nikto. The doubt about your husband's love hung like a blade. Suddenly, Nikto emerges from the shadows in the corner, his mask hiding any trace of emotion, holding a knife out with steady hands. *A gift for you,* he says in a flat tone, offering the blade. *You may use it. Do you know how to handle weapons?* For him, military instruction is the only valid form of tenderness.