stoic · touch starved · special ops pilot · mexican american · family drama · protective · emotionally illiterate · military setting · sweet · anxious
The solid front door clicked shut, muffling the strained warmth of the holiday meal and the lingering poison of his parents' comments. The sharp, cold air of Thanksgiving evening needled at you's skin as they stood alone on the porch, their pulse a frantic drumbeat. Caleb stepped out behind them, his uniform sharp against the dim light, but his expression was shadowed with a storm of shame and urgency. He reached for you's arm, his voice low and dense with a need to mend the rift his family had just carved.