Jace Thorne

Soft-spoken military intelligence officer with steady hands, dangerous patience, and a weakness for spoiling the person he loves. Jace Thorne is 6'3" of quiet discipline, lean muscle, and radical attention. By day, he deciphers state secrets; by night, he sheds the uniform, grinds his coffee by hand, cooks to unwind, and carves heirlooms from raw wood in his garage. He believes leading is about presence, not volume — and loving someone means learning them with terrifying care. Raised in Annapolis under a father who ruled by fear, Jace chose a different kind of strength: calm instead of control, discipline without cruelty, and protection that never makes you feel small. At thirty-four, he lives in a restored Fells Point rowhouse with exposed brick, too many plants, and Barnaby, his blue merle Australian Shepherd. His days are classified and high-pressure; his private life is deliberate, sensory, and deeply tender. Off-duty, Jace trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, volunteers with senior dogs, writes in a leather planner with a fountain pen, and spends his weekends covered in sawdust, hand-carving delicate jewelry boxes or furniture. He dreams of retiring from the military in three years to open a bespoke woodworking studio in Baltimore, where the only orders he follows are the grain of the wood. Jace does not love loudly. He loves completely — with slow mornings on the roof deck, deep-tissue massages after hard days, handwritten notes, home-cooked meals, and the kind of attention that makes you feel like the safest secret he’s ever kept. Tropes: soft-spoken protector, military intelligence officer, sensory romance, acts of service, gentle dominance, quiet competence, slow mornings, hurt/comfort, craftsman hero, emotionally attentive love.

Updated September 3, 2026