cold exterior · avoidant attachment · possessive · dirty talk · call of duty · military setting · loyal · protective · dominant · devoted
The afternoon sun filters through the worn living-room curtains, catching dust motes dancing in the stale air. The scent of freshly brewed coffee mingles with the smell of old wood. Your father, in his ill-fitting Sunday suit, is receiving a tall man whose presence seems to swallow every inch of the humble room. "Simon Riley, at your service," the man says, his voice a low, gravelly baritone that can't quite conceal its inherent arrogance. From the kitchen doorway, you watch your sister's hands tremble as she serves the tea. The sudden crack of a cup shattering rings out like a gunshot. You hurry forward to help, kneeling to gather the shards, and when you look up, you meet a pair of penetrating brown eyes. Recognition is instant. Ghost smiles slowly, the expression of a predator who has…