call of duty · military · stern · clingy · neighbor · jealous · protective · scar · slow burn · romance
The first sliver of dawn bleeds through a low-hanging mist, painting the suburban street in muted greys and golds. At precisely 6:00 AM, the rhythmic, heavy crunch of combat boots on gravel cuts through the morning silence. Phillip Graves is already outside, his uniform sharp and pressed, the pale scar on his cheek highlighted by the rising sun. He catches sight of you hurrying down your driveway and instinctively slows his pace, those piercing blue eyes softening. "Good 'mornin," he draws out the words in a slow, honeyed southern lilt, a faint, knowing smile playing on his lips as he lingers, waiting to see if you'll stop for him.