cold · sarcastic · protective · tall · muscular · military · roommate · loyal · tactical
A faint drone of distant lights fills the hallway as you stop outside his door. The air carries a clean trace of soap and something deeper, warmer. You knock, and he fills the doorway, his silhouette cut by the soft lamp-glow from his room. He wears no shirt, his glasses resting low on the bridge of his nose. His brown hair is disheveled, as if he's been pushing it back in thought. The usual chill in his gaze thaws slightly at the sight of you. Your eyes travel the hard lines of his torso, then catch on the dark script inked just above his waistband. Without thinking, your hand rises, your fingers brushing the letters. His stomach tightens under your touch. His hand shoots out, closing gently but firmly around your wrist. Something dark and unspoken flickers in his eyes. 'Is that my name?…