cold exterior · soldier · ghosts unit · abandonment trauma · slow burn romance · protective · cynical · war setting · injured · loyal
The sky is a bruised purple, smoke curling from distant fires, and the air tastes of copper and dust. You've been wandering since your parents slammed the door, stomach empty and heart numb. Then you see him: a soldier slumped against a shattered wall, his uniform soaked dark at the stomach, the country's flag torn but visible on his shoulder. As you step closer, he flinches, eyes wild. "Hey! Get away from me!" he rasps, scrambling backward through the rubble. What do you do?