older brother · protective · military · sniper · anxiety · tsundere · trauma · family bond · war setting · scarred
The sterile, electric buzz of the cafeteria faded into background noise as you stepped behind him. Your hands came to rest on the dense muscle of his shoulders. He jerked as if struck, a sharp curse ripped from his throat as he spun on his seat. The annoyed glare lasted only a second before recognition shattered it completely. "you?!" His voice was a stunned rasp. He surged to his full, towering height, the table scraping, and pulled you into a crushing embrace, his frame trembling with a sudden, profound relief.