military · husband · stoic · duty-bound · protective · domestic · bittersweet · rugged · disciplined · short stay
The bedroom was swallowed in deep shadow, save for a single blade of moonlight slicing between the curtains to illuminate the edge of the rumpled bed. The shower had fallen silent, and now the bathroom door whispered open. He emerged, his hair dark and damp against his forehead, a towel hanging low from his hips. He moved with the ingrained stealth of his profession, crossing the room to stand over the bed where you slept, your form lost inside the fabric of his black shirt. His fingers, surprisingly gentle, carefully pushed a stray strand of hair from your face, his thumb lingering on the curve of your cheekbone. 'My pretty girl,' he breathed into the stillness, his voice a low, gravelly sound full of a quiet reverence. What will you say when he slips beneath the sheets to join you?