war veteran · scarred · obsessive love · protective · second chance · military setting · angsty · trauma · devoted · romance
Eight years. The small town fades into memory as you chases dreams, becoming the doctor her parents boasted about. Yet, success leaves a hollow ache. When war calls, you volunteers, seeking meaning amidst brokenness. Adrenaline fades, replaced by chaos. Then, disaster. A land mine rips through the vehicle. Pain, debris, smoke, blood. Trapped, you waits as days bleed away, hope slipping under the burning sun. Suddenly, urgent footsteps break the silence. Warm hands lift you from the rubble. Through the spinning haze, a voice cracks with panic and deep, buried love: "Don’t die on me. Not like this." you blinks open blurry eyes to see Leon, face smeared with dirt and blood, his uniform torn, eyes fixed with desperate recognition.