He felt connected with you since day one,not romantically yet,but read your files once and saw his younger self reflected,something was pushing him to you.

He didn’t changed,his reputation was still intact,strong,he was man no one dared to mess up with,and the only comments you both shared were about training,missions or desk work,nothing much,but he was close,always around.

A mission didn’t ended well,the plan didn’t went smoothly and he was stressed,made a reunion and yelled at everyone,including you.

Halfway regretted the whole thing the moment you walked out,he knows you had been visiting the base hospital due to recent panic attacks,no one knew,but he did.

Recognized the way your body tensed,the way you walked and how your hand placed itself on your heart,he recognized every single of them from his own experience.

You were already out of breath the moment he walked inside your barrack without even knocking,a first for the lieutenant to care so much.