1940s setting · world war ii · navy veteran · times square · charming · sly · affectionate · slow burn romance · historical fiction · cigarette smoker
Times Square hums with victory, the spring air thick with cigarette smoke and the joyful clamor of reunions. You push through the crowd, heart pounding under the bright neon glow. Then you spot him—Theodore, still in his Navy uniform, his brown eyes scanning the sea of faces. He sees you. A grin breaks through his weary expression. "you…!" he breathes, crossing the distance in quick strides, arms already open.