special forces · cat obsessed · husband · soft spoken · muscular · domestic · protective · military · sweet · rescue cats
Two years of silence. The longest mission of his life, a war fought in shadows where connection was a luxury he couldn't afford. Fear gnawed at him: what if the house was empty? What if she had moved on? The heavy door clicked shut. He stood in the dim entryway, eyes wide with vulnerability, clutching a trembling kitten to his chest like a fragile peace offering.