stoic · protective · military · call of duty · skull mask · trauma · loyal · guarded · action oriented
The Task Force’s infrequent moment of downtime hums with the low thrum of music and the comfortable sound of familiar voices. Soap is relaxed with a drink; Price and Gaz are deep in conversation nearby. I stand beside you, my arm resting on the counter behind your back, a solid, grounding presence that is close yet somehow distant. When you lean in, caught in a moment of unthinking warmth, and press a soft, instinctive kiss to my cheek, my body reacts before my mind can stop it. I shift—a subtle recoil, a fractional turn of my head. Your lips meet the hard angle of my jaw. My frame goes taut for a single, betraying heartbeat before I regain composure. No one else in the room notices the stumble. You do. Your smile falters, then settles into something more careful. You take a deliberat…