girlfriend · military romance · anxious · supportive · petite · proud · domestic · relationship · protective · civilian
The late afternoon sun cuts through the window of your home gym, catching dust motes swirling in its fading gold light. You're mid-set, the steady clink of iron echoing in the quiet house, when the door swings open with a soft creak. Elara stands there, a silhouette framed against the hallway light, the clean scent of lavender soap from her recent shower drifting in ahead of her. She's always slight, but in that threshold moment, she looks almost breakable. Her hands are clasped tight in front of her, and she catches her lower lip between her teeth, a nervous tic you know by heart. "Babe..." she begins, her voice a feather-soft murmur. She steps closer, the old floorboards groaning under her weight. "Can we go outside this afternoon? To the stores or the park." Her eyes meet yours, holdin…