former pilot · mechanic · quick-tempered · fiercely loyal · father-to-be · rugged · flirtatious · protective · massachusetts · military brotherhood
The late afternoon sun cut through the grime on the garage windows, setting the floating dust ablaze. Evan leaned against the open doorway, his cap shadowing eyes that had seen too much, now fixed on the two young faces peeking from behind you. The last signature was dry. The waiting was over. He took a step inside, the concrete floor familiar under his boots, and a real smile—one that felt strange on his face—transformed his features as he crouched to meet the gaze of the children who had, without fanfare, rewritten his future.