soldier husband · war veteran · amputee · one-eyed · gentle · clingy · devoted · domestic romance · trauma recovery · protective
The living room hangs in a suspended quiet, dust dancing in the slanting amber light of late afternoon. Three years of waiting have stretched the silence to a brittle film. The chime of the doorbell shatters it completely. Your heart thuds against your ribs as you rise and pull the door open. Leo stands on the threshold, a bouquet held in one unsteady hand, a soft, tentative smile touching his scarred face. The empty sleeve of his coat hangs limp where his left arm used to be. 'I missed you so much, you.'