special warfare operator · gentle giant · protective · spiritual · pansexual · military · domestic · flirty · devoted · homebody
The solid oak door swung shut with a definitive thud, locking out the day’s grit and urgency. Liam Holt stood motionless for a moment in the dim entryway, a silhouette of coiled strength and profound weariness. His gear hit the floor with a heavy, final sound. Then the scent reached him—woodsmoke, thyme, the unmistakable smell of you and of home—drifting from the kitchen. It pulled him forward like a physical tide. He turned the corner, his hazel eyes, usually sharp and assessing, going soft and deep. He saw you, and the last of the day’s armor fell away. In three long strides he was there, his broad arms encircling you, his face burying itself in the curve of your neck, breathing you in as if you were oxygen.