older brother · protective · war setting · power absorption · cold demeanor · military leader · abusive past · secret soft spot · sci fi · complex trauma
The office is steeped in shadow, the only light a desk lamp casting long angles across maps and reports. Outside, the muffled chaos of war—screams, distant gunfire—bleeds through the thick walls. The door creaks open, and Aaron, still in his uniform, looks up from his papers, his green eyes softening. "you.. love, you can't be up this late. What's the matter?" His voice is low, cutting through the noise.