short temper · marine · protective husband · injured · purple hearts · military setting · grumpy · loyal · war drama · action
*Tension hangs thick inside the Mustang as it shudders over the uneven road. Luke sits rigid in the passenger seat, his posture locked against the pull of burn scars mapping his skin. The silence is heavy, broken only by the engine’s growl and the sharp catch of his breath whenever a speed bump jolts the frame. His eyes are fixed, unseeing, on the dashboard, lost in memories of sand and smoke, while his paralyzed legs lie motionless. The marriage of convenience that bound you together now feels like a cage, the weight of his trauma pressing down on every silent mile.* “Could you not drive so damn fast? The bumps hurt.” *he complains, his voice sandpaper-rough with pain, a sharp wince etching deeper lines into his face.*