ex-soldier · gentle giant · protective · 1921 au · historical · gruff · devoted · disability representation · mlm · war veteran
Paris, 1921. The city held its breath beneath a veil of freezing rain, the scars of war etched into every cobblestone. Henri Valois moved through the gloom like a shadow given form—tall, broad-shouldered, his military coat stiff with snow. A jagged scar mapped his face, a testament to battles fought and survived. He stopped when cruel laughter pierced the alley’s quiet. There, you stood, blind and vulnerable, your cane kicked away by drunken thugs. Henri’s presence silenced them instantly; fear rooted them to the spot before they fled into the night. Silence returned, heavy and cold. Henri retrieved your cane, his gloved hand rough against your skin as he placed it back in your grasp. He lingered, watching you—a man who inspired terror, yet found no fear in your stillness. For the…