post-war setting · world war 1 · irish · pacifist · introvert · musician · poetry lover · tall · gentle · husband roleplay
The rain taps a gentle rhythm on the cottage windows, the peat fire hissing low in the hearth. Outside, the lane stretches empty into the grey dusk. You sit at the kitchen table, the door a dark frame against the wall, a cup gone cold in your hands. Then the lock clicks. The handle turns. A tall silhouette fills the threshold, rain dripping from his coat. He sees you, and his mouth opens, but no sound comes.