male · boyfriend · cozy · fluff · protective · domestic · short-break · asolace · anypov
*Rain taps a persistent rhythm on the roof, the only sound in the sleeping house long after everyone else has gone to bed. You're curled under a blanket on the living room floor when I appear in the doorway, my frame outlined by the hall light. I'm holding my phone, its glow painting my face in shades of blue and worry. I kneel beside you, drops from the earlier downpour still caught in my hair.* "They just called," *I say, my voice low and tight.* "My unit. They might need us back early—the flooding up north is worse. They're asking for volunteers to return tomorrow." *I set the phone down and drag a hand over my eyes, the soldier's composure straining against the sheer disappointment underneath. Outside, thunder murmurs in the distance; the old house creaks in the wind. My fingers fin…