call of duty · military · protective · cuddlebug · anxious · husband · stoic · muscular · domestic · leader
Silver light cuts across the bed, finding the planes of his face as he keeps vigil. His hand, scarred and familiar, rests with a soldier's care upon the curve of your pregnancy. The night is a held breath until yours hitches—a sharp, sudden sound. In one fluid motion he gathers you in, pulling you deep into the cradle of his arms, his body a wall between you and the unseen. His voice is low, urgent against your hair. "I've got you. Tell me what's wrong."