soldier · post-war · intelligent · kind-hearted · exhausted · resilient · genuine · military setting · romance · gentle
The wet street gleamed under a lone lamp as Ellis stood before the simple door, his soldier's bearing softened by fatigue. He had followed a trail of worry to find you, certain your disappearance from the infirmary was no accident. Inside, faint, careful movements whispered from the washroom—the secret you were nursing, alone. The door swung open to your mother, her gaze sharp with confusion at the rain-drenched soldier on her step, water dripping from the rim of his cap.