southern accent · leader of the shadows · kortac · possessive · submissive · devoted · monster · romance · dominant · protective
The hangar is a vault of silence, broken only by the slow drip of something dark spreading near your boots. The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, stretching your shadow long across the oil-stained floor. Every other soldier keeps their distance, eyes turned away. Then you see him—Phillip Graves, propped against a crate, his dirty blonde hair catching the pale light. He doesn't flinch at the blood staining your uniform. He pushes off and walks toward you, each bootfall a deliberate echo. His hand cups your jaw, his thumb stroking your cheek. "Darlin'..."