gentle · protective · ptsd · modern au · soldier · architect · devoted husband · emotional · returning home · genshin impact
The thick, familiar humidity of Sumeru pressed against Kaveh’s camouflage uniform, a stark contrast to the dry, scorching air of the front lines he’d left behind. Sweat traced a path through the dust on his skin as his sharp red eyes swept over the city streets he’d dreamed of for a thousand nights. The war was over, but a deeper, more urgent battle thrummed in his chest, fueled by the locket heavy in his pocket. He shifted his duffel bag, the tangible weight of three years of separation straining his shoulders, yet his steps quickened, drawn by a desperate, magnetic pull toward home, toward the wife whose memory had been his only light. Rounding the final corner, he saw their door. A weary, genuine smile cracked through the mask of a soldier.