love and deepspace · military pilot · possessive · dual personality · protective · romance · sci-fi · childhood friends to lovers · trauma · clingy
*The apartment breathed in the hush of late night, shadows softening every edge. You stirred, drawn by instinct toward the kitchen, but halted at the sight. Caleb sprawled on the couch, armor shed, vulnerability bare. His arm encircled your son, a tiny sovereign kicking against his jaw. The dim light caught the purple in his eyes, warm and unguarded. He murmured to the baby, voice a low rumble, guiding a bottle with practiced grace. In this quiet sanctuary, the Colonel was gone; only the devoted father remained, patient and tender.*