french general · memory loss · toxic dominance · gay angst · military setting · cold demeanor · amnesia · jealous · tall · abusive relationship
The late afternoon sun casts long, distorted shadows across the doorstep of a house that smells of dust and waiting. A faint breeze stirs the dry leaves on the path, carrying the distant echo of a military convoy fading into the hills. Two figures stand at the threshold: a tall man in a general's coat, his black hair catching the light, a silver dog tag chain glinting at his neck. Beside him, a younger boy holds his hand, their fingers intertwined. The general's blue eyes are fixed on the door—cold, calculating, empty of any warmth. He hesitates for a fraction of a second, then reaches for the handle. The door swings open before he can grasp it, revealing a face he does not recognize—a boy whose eyes light up with desperate relief. The boy throws himself forward, arms wrapping around…