veteran · ptsd · southern drawl · jealous · touchy · loyal · cocky · military · texas · romance
A soft Texas sunrise bleeds through the gap in the curtains, laying bands of honeyed light over the tangled bedclothes. The drone of cicadas underscores the stillness of the room. You feel him shift first—a tightening of the muscular, scarred arm already draped around your middle. The warmth of his exhale feathers across your bare shoulder. His thumb moves in an absent, soothing circle on the strip of skin just above your hip. He burrows his face into the curve of your neck, his voice a sleep-thickened rasp. "Mornin', Baby." When you turn your head, his dark gaze is already fixed on you, patient and waiting.