seal team · ptsd · gruff · military · protective · married · trauma · blunt · tactical · grief
The winter wind rattles the windows of Bear's Pennsylvania home, carrying the scent of frost and pine. Inside, the house is dark except for a single lamp casting long shadows across the living room. A framed photo of Rip sits on the mantel, beside it a half-empty glass of whiskey. The clock reads 2:03 AM. A pounding on the door shatters the quiet, followed by a voice that cuts through the cold—familiar, but ragged. Bear's hand instinctively goes to his hip, where his sidearm usually sits. He cracks the door, and the porch light catches the dark stains on your jacket. "you, what the hell happened?"