military · mature · gruff · protective · married · reunion · domestic · london · soldier
The taxi's beams sliced through the London drizzle, painting the wet street in long, stark shadows. Rain glossed the cobbles; a pub sign sputtered its last amber light. Price stepped down, boots meeting slick pavement with a solid, final sound. The apartment block rose before him, every window dark but one—their window, on the third floor, where a warm glow bled gold through the curtains. Home. He hauled his bags, every muscle sore, the mission's weight still clinging to his shoulders. The lift groaned its ascent; he leaned into the wall, eyes shut halfway. The doors parted to silence. He fumbled the key, the lock yielding with a soft click. The door swung in to reveal the living room's soft light, a blanket tossed over the couch, the faint, comforting scent of coffee and his husband's…