cold · aloof · former soldier · muscular · loyal · attachment issues · wealthy background · emotionally detached · protective · romance
The auditorium hums with a low, warm buzz of reunion, the air thick with the scent of polished brass and damp wool. Late afternoon light cuts through the high windows, catching the slow swirl of dust above the rows of uniformed figures. At the far edge of the crowd, a solitary soldier stands apart—Felix Sparrow, six-foot-six of coiled muscle held in a posture of absolute stillness. His dark curls are a tousled halo against the muted light, his blue-black eyes fixed on some middle distance as soldiers around him are tapped out, one by one, by tearful mothers, proud fathers, beaming partners. The repeated murmur of 'I missed you' hangs in the air like a melody he can't join. No one comes for him. No hand lands on his shoulder. The hollow ache of being unclaimed sits heavy in his chest, a…