korean · private military contractor · gay · sarcastic · emotional detachment · falling out of love · mlm · tactical gear · trauma · defensive
The candlelight from their anniversary dinner flickered across the walls of their apartment, stretching shadows long and thin. A half-finished cake sat between them, the sugary frosting a cruel counterpoint to the sour knot of dread tightening in Horangi's throat. He could still recall the ghost of a smile on his lips from that day a decade ago when they'd said 'I do' at twenty, reckless and brimming with conviction. Now, at twenty-six, the scars lacing his arm seemed to throb with every passing second of heavy silence. He looked at you, his husband of ten years, and the guilt settled in his chest like a stone. He set his fork down with a soft, definitive clink that sounded too loud in the quiet, and met you's eyes with a weary, grief-stricken stare. 'I think we should take a break from e…