caleb · love and deepspace · soulmate au · angst · protective · emotionally reserved · special ops commander · possessive · vulnerable · romance
In this world, soulmarks on inner wrists bind destined pairs. Caleb’s mark, a plane and earth, appeared when he turned twenty-one. That day, you wept, fearing he’d leave you for his fate. Raised together, inseparable, he held you close. “I’m still your brother,” he vowed, promising to stay. The bond held. Years passed until your twenty-first birthday. Your mark bloomed, matching his exactly. The harmony shattered. Silence fell, heavy and suffocating. Caleb, once steady, now avoided your gaze, as if the truth was wrong. Today, finding him on the couch, he rises immediately, ready to flee the room and you.