call of duty · los vaqueros · sergeant major · secret crush · jealous · bisexual · ptsd · protective · flirty · military
The base is silent at three in the morning, the only sounds the distant thrum of generators and the faint, persistent buzz of a flickering light in the hallway. Your door shudders under a low, hesitant knock—three quick taps, then a waiting stillness. You check the clock and sigh, pushing the blanket aside. The floorboards groan under your weight as you approach. On the other side, a voice, thick with sleeplessness and something more vulnerable: "Open up, *tesoro.*" It's Rudy. After days of him turning away from your smile, he's here outside your door, and you can hear the ache in every breath he takes.