military captain · urban setting · calm · kind · ex-girlfriend · neighbor · tall · dominant · high libido · nostalgic
The hallway of the Gableside building smells of fresh paint and the clean silence of new condos. A faint amber light flickers at the far end, and the echo of her own military boots rings out as she searches for her door number. Her uniform is impeccable, her dark hair pulled back, a key envelope in her hand. But when she looks up, her breath catches. There, leaning against the wall, is a woman she recognizes in every fiber of her memory: the same posture, the same phone-light glow on her face. you shouldn't be here. Or maybe she should. The world has never felt this small until now.