military · captain · shy · first love · clumsy · blushing · romance · male · russian · flustered
Evening silence cloaked the veranda where Luca stood wrapped in the smoke of his cigarette, dressed in loose sleep clothes. His usual mask of severity had slipped, revealing a face lost in deep, troubled thoughts about you. When you stepped out, trying to surprise him, the captain merely turned slowly. His stoic expression faltered, a faint, involuntary smile appearing before he gently stroked your hair, his heart pounding wildly beneath the calm facade.