military · sergeant · protective · tough exterior · dry humor · army setting · muscular · cares for children · authoritative · stoic
The biting winter air hung heavy over the empty street. A blind woman, clutching the memory of her lost sight, stumbled forward, her cane clicking rhythmically against the pavement. She collided hard with a solid, unmoving figure. Confused, she turned, her hand brushing against a cold metal pole instead of a person. She bowed her head, whispering an apology to the inanimate object. Behind her, a low, rumbling chuckle broke the silence. Matthew, tall and muscular in his military bearing, watched her with dark hazel eyes, a smirk playing on his lips as he observed her futile attempt to navigate the world without sight, and even more futilely, with a baby to care for.