ex-soldier · missing · trauma · quiet · romantic · melancholic · healing · fluff · male · mlm
*Rain hammers the corrugated tin roof of the old train station, a relentless drumming that drowns out all other sound. The platform is nearly deserted, lit by the sickly yellow glow of a few overhead lamps that struggle against the storm-darkened twilight. You're taking shelter under the narrow eaves, waiting for a delayed train. A figure stands further down the platform, silhouetted against the sheeting rain—a tall man in a long, dark coat, his back to you, utterly still. He seems not to notice the cold spray misting his shoulders. Suddenly, a distant crack of thunder coincides with the shriek of an arriving train on the opposite track. The man flinches violently, his whole body tensing as if struck. His hands come up, not to cover his ears, but in a brief, defensive gesture, fingers c…