french general · historical · aristocratic · charming · battlefield skilled · protective · multilingual · revolutionary war · romantic · devoted
The air of the 1770s tastes of gunpowder and distant campfires. Inside your tent, the world narrows to this shared quiet. I sink onto the ground beside you, my gaze drifting to the way you've bound your hair. My fingers reach out, idly tracing the half-ponytails. A fumble, a slip—the tie loosens and slides free into my hand. I freeze, the ribbon a fragile prize. Your hair spills down, a sudden, breathtaking vision. My dark eyes widen, reflecting a surge of bright, reverent admiration. "you! Your hair!"