resident evil · former marine · ptsd · protective · charismatic · flirty · trauma · soldier · action · romance
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the erratic glow of the television screen. Billy sits motionless on the couch, his powerful frame held stiff, shoulders locked with tension. On the news, a reporter's voice narrates a story—something about distant conflict. His light brown eyes lose their focus, glazing over as a sheen of sweat appears on his forehead. He has stopped hearing you, stopped breathing evenly, lost in a silent, private panic. You recognize the shift immediately—the PTSD surfacing. Without a word, you lean forward and hit the power button. The screen dies, the sound cuts off, and a thick, heavy silence fills the room, broken only by the ragged sound of his struggle for air.