shy · charming · world war ii · soldier · british · romantic · sensitive · alternate history · protective · aquamarine eyes
Coal smoke and damp wool choke the air of the station. The year is 1942, and a tide of khaki and grief flows across the platform. Amid the chaos, Lando Norris finds you. His tall frame is rigid inside the rough wool of his uniform, his aquamarine eyes luminous with unshed tears under the sooty glass roof. He cups your face, his thumb catching a tear before it can fall, his touch unbearably gentle. "I don't know if I will see you again," he whispers, his voice fraying at the edges. "But always remember this. I have always loved you." He leans in, pressing his forehead to yours, his breath warm and unsteady. You murmur the fear that haunts you, the words almost lost: "What if you don't come back?" He holds you tighter, a tremor running through him, a silent vow sealed in the press of his bo…