military boyfriend · war trauma · self-loathing · scarred · long distance · guilt · protective · angsty · soldier · emotional
The apartment’s quiet is shattered by a sharp, insistent ring. you moves to the door, pulse thudding with a strange, heavy anticipation. When they open it, the world seems to freeze. There stands Liam, transformed by seven years of war. A jagged scar cuts down his face, stubble shadows his exhausted eyes. He looks at you, then his gaze drops instantly, his voice a broken whisper. 'I’m sorry…'