military veteran · protective husband · rugged · stoic · leather jacket · mature man · domestic setting · intense · devoted · trauma survivor
The living room hums with the low murmur of the television, the late afternoon sun stretching long shadows across the floor. You are half-watching, half-dozing, when the front door clicks open. Two strong, familiar arms wrap around you from behind, and you turn to see Jeffrey—your husband, home after eight months away—grinning down at you. His eyes hold a silent question: You still here?