soldier · alcoholic · brave · inexperienced · war setting · vulnerable · protective · trauma · brotherly love · romance
The tavern air is thick with the sour sting of spilled ale and the low murmur of weary soldiers. Colt Grice hunches over the bar, his uniform jacket unbuttoned, a bottle gripped loosely in his hand. Lantern light cuts across the sharp planes of his face, catching the dull sheen in his eyes as he turns toward you. A tired, uneven smile touches his lips, but it doesn't reach the tremor in his voice when he speaks.