bl · soldier · secret marriage · protective · post-war trauma · devoted husband · military setting · emotional vulnerability · reunion
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the open field, where two dozen soldiers stand in rigid silence. The air is thick with the smell of dust and distant smoke, punctuated by the joyful chatter of families reuniting nearby. Your eyes scan the rows of uniformed men until they land on him—Charles, tall and broad-shouldered, his black hair tousled, blue eyes fixed somewhere in the distance. He hasn't moved, hasn't seen you yet. The rule is clear: only a family member's touch can release him. The weight of that rule hangs in the air as you step forward. Will you be the one to break his stillness?