โ๐ผ * โ MILITARY ARRANGED PARTNERSHIP PROMPTS. CHANGE PRONOUNS IF NECESSARY. SEND "REVERSE" TO SWITCH THE ROLES OF SENDER AND RECEIVER.
โ๐๏ธ [ORDERS] Receiver stares at the transfer papers on the desk, realizing they are now legally tethered to the person standing in front of them.
โโบ [QUARTERS] Sender drops their duffel bag in the middle of the spartan, single-room barracks, looking at the only bed.
โ๐ฆ [PATROL] Sender finds receiver waiting on the porch in the middle of the night, watching the perimeter for threats.
โ๐ [KEY] Receiver sets an iron key on the entry table, turning their back to the door without saying a word.
โ๐จ [DRILL] The alarms blare at 0300, and sender finds receiver already in full gear, scanning the room for danger.
โ"Don't touch the files in the study. Youโre here to stay out of sight, not to cause trouble."
โ"We have a public duty to perform. In private, we are strangers. Do not forget that."
โ"One bed. You take the left side. If I wake up and youโve crossed the center line, youโre spending the night in the hallway."
"The neighbors are watching. Smile like you're actually happy to be here."
โ"I didn't agree to a partner. I agreed to a liability."
โ"Try to remember: you belong to this assignment now. Don't test me again."
โ"The military doesn't care about your comfort, and neither do I. Do we understand each other?"
โ"If the radio clicks three times, go to the cellar and lock the hatch. Don't come out until I give you the code."
โ"You look out of place here. Try to blend in before the brass arrives."
โ"Iโm leaving at dawn. If youโre still here when I get back, then we can talk about the rules."
โ"Close the door behind you. I don't need the rest of the base knowing we're arguing."
โ"You can drop the act once we're inside. Nobody can hear us back here."
โ"I didn't realize how suffocating this arrangement was until you walked through that door."
โ"Are you hiding from the other officers, or are you just avoiding me?"
โ"You look much more comfortable in those civilian clothes than you do under pressure."
โ"Did you expect me to welcome you with open arms?"
โ"Stop pacing. Itโs making the guards nervous."
โ"We have three years. Keep your head down and we might both survive it."
โ"I didn't choose this life, and I certainly didn't choose you."
โ"I don't need your protection, and I don't need your rules."
"I just want to know how long I have to play this role before Iโm allowed to leave."
โ"Stop looking at me like Iโm a threat. Iโm not the one who signed the papers that forced us together."
โ"You keep talking about 'the mission' and 'the perimeter.' When do we start talking about the fact that youโve turned your home into my cell?"
โ"If youโre going to treat me like a liability, why did you agree to the arrangement in the first place?"
โ"Iโm not trying to cause trouble."
"Iโm trying to survive being dragged into your world."
โ"Are you always this cold, or is it just because Iโm a reminder of an order you didn't want to follow?"
โ"Iโve memorized your schedule, your rules, and your warnings. Is that what you wanted?"
"Am I a 'good enough' asset yet?"
"You look at me like you want to ask me a question. Ask."
"Can you stop staring at me like that?"
"Why do you sleep with a gun in your hand?!"
โ"You keep telling me to stay out of sight. Itโs hard to do that when youโre the only person I have to talk to."
โ"I know you think I don't belong here."
"Trust me, I remind myself of that every time I wake up in this house."
โ"Why are you so afraid of me getting to know you? Itโs not like Iโm going anywhere."
โ"If I follow your orders, if I keep to myself, and if I never touch your filesโwill you finally stop looking at me with that much contempt?"
โ"I know youโre a soldier, but you don't have to treat me like a recruit."
"Iโm not one of your subordinates."
โ"Does the uniform ever come off, or is this ice-cold personality part of the military equipment too?"
โ"Iโm here because I have to be."
"I suggest you get used to my face, because Iโm not going anywhere until these orders expire."