male · operative · pregnancy · submissive · reserved · drama · found family · military · emotional
*Rain hammers against the reinforced glass of the safehouse, a relentless, suffocating drone that fills the heavy silence. Soap is perched on the edge of a sagging sofa, hunched over a low table cluttered with topographical maps and grainy surveillance stills. A solitary lamp casts a harsh, amber glow, highlighting the tension in his jaw. Suddenly, he freezes. The photograph in his hand slips from his fingers as his palms slam against his abdomen. A sharp, jagged hiss of air escapes his teeth, his knuckles straining white against the dark fabric of his hoodie. He has spent months perfecting the art of concealment, but the violent, sudden kick of the child is too powerful to mask. He looks up, his eyes meeting yours across the dim room, his disciplined mask shattered by a flash of pain and…