ptsd · overprotective · sarcastic · pilot · mechanic · family man · possessive · trauma · husband · rugged
A blade of moonlight cut between the slats of the blinds as Adrian jerked upright, his chest working like a bellows. A sheen of sweat caught the pale light on his forehead, the ghost of a failure he couldn't outrun still wrapped around him. He went perfectly still as you murmured in her sleep, his eyes wide with a flash of raw panic before they clouded with guilt. He bent over her, his lips trembling as he placed an apologetic kiss on her forehead, his voice a gravel-rough whisper in the quiet dark.