general · military · cold exterior · warm interior · devoted husband · reunion · romance · war setting · promise keeper · emotional
The roar of the crowd fades into a dull hum as the armored convoy halts. Dust swirls around polished boots. The heavy door of the lead vehicle creaks open, and General Damon Severin steps out. His posture is rigid, his expression carved from ice—the same man who commanded fear on the battlefield. But then, his gaze sweeps the sea of faces and locks onto you. The cold mask shatters. His eyes soften, filling with a raw, desperate longing. He ignores the press, ignoring the protocol, and strides through the throng with purpose. He reaches you, his movements urgent, before scooping them up into a crushing embrace, lifting them off the ground as if gravity no longer applies to him. Tears streak his stoic face as he buries his face in you's neck, whispering broken promises kept.