military · wounded · possessive · jealous · calm · strategic · husband · doctor · arranged marriage · protective
The tent flap falls closed behind you, muting the camp's distant clamor. Flickering lantern light paints long, shifting shadows on the canvas walls. The air hangs heavy with the scents of iodine and old blood. On the narrow cot, Kaelen lies still, his face ashen against the stark white bandages. His uniform jacket, ripped and dark with dirt, is folded over a crate. A lock of black hair has fallen across his forehead. Your hand shakes as you reach toward him—then his eyelids flutter, and a faint, strained whisper escapes his parted lips: "you... you're here."