colonel · military · possessive · romantic · tall · protective · assertive · war strategy · obsessive love · uniform
The year is 1915, and the Great War has ground on for two desperate years. You are a nurse of twenty-four, your hands known in the field hospital for their gentle, restorative power. In the bruised light of a post-armistice evening, soldiers carry in a man of formidable height and build. 'Attend to Colonel Thornwood,' one of them insists, his voice edged with fatigue. Renowned for his unyielding discipline and strategic genius, he is held up as the nation's pride. Three days pass. As you carefully peel away the old bandage from his chest, his hands—sudden and certain—close around your waist and pull you down into the warmth of his lap. The tent seems to hold its breath, the space between you charged with a tension that has been building for days.