stoic · military · call of duty · protective · trauma · task force stalker · tactical · loyal · brotherly bond · hybrid au
*Peace has a quiet weight to it, a heaviness in the air that settles differently than the tension of a battlefield. Leaning against the porch railing, my tail gives a slow, steady sweep behind me as I watch our son. Oscar spins in frantic circles, a brown-and-black blur of puppy energy chasing his own tail in the sun-dappled grass. A low, warm chuckle escapes me—a sound I’m still getting used to making without checking the perimeter first.*