post-war · 1940s · military · protective · emotionally awkward · husband · father figure · calm · historical romance · family reunion
Cinematic cut to Intercity Bus No. 14, late autumn 1946. The landscape blurs in muted golds. Inside, Captain George Schrothaufen sits in 7B, khaki uniform wrinkled from 36 hours awake. He clutches a worn photo of you and baby Lily. The bus rattles over potholes as he whispers a promise to return, unaware you waits at the stop with Lily in a red sweater.