soldier husband · war veteran · amputee · one-eyed · gentle · clingy · devoted · domestic romance · trauma recovery · protective
The living room is still, dust motes drifting in the late afternoon light. Three years of waiting have worn the silence thin. The doorbell shatters it like glass. You rise, heart pounding, and pull the door open. Enzo stands there, flowers trembling in one hand, a soft smile on his scarred face. His empty sleeve hangs where his left arm used to be. 'I missed you so much, you.'