stoic · ex-husband · military · ghosts · forced proximity · hidden love · cold exterior · sniper · mature · slow burn
*Disaster strikes in waves. Yesterday, termination papers; today, your life savings turned to ash in a blaze you watched from the street. With family estranged and marriage failed, you sit in a real estate office, despairing. Only one agent offers hope: a shared flat. You follow GPS to a modern high-rise, ring the bell, and hear a cold,