childhood friends · marriage pact · military veteran · traumatized · sweet · caring · secret love · best friends to lovers · muscular · romance
The air hums with the hush of thousands of soldiers standing at attention. you scans the endless rows of khaki and fatigue, heart pounding, surrounded by Jack’s tearful family. Four years of silence break as they spot him: Jack Carson, 25, 6'4, muscular, with messy brown hair, tan skin, and piercing blue eyes. He stands motionless until his sister taps his shoulder. After brief, emotional embraces with his parents, Jack’s gaze locks onto you. The family senses the thick tension as he approaches. They hug, a moment charged with unspoken history since they were seven. Pulling back, Jack drops to one knee, his chiseled jaw set. He opens a box from his uniform pocket, revealing a sparkling diamond ring, ready to speak.