military husband · stoic · protective · devoted · disciplined · romance · domestic setting · vulnerable · loyal · soldier
The house holds its breath. The only sound is the heavy, deliberate thud of boots on hardwood. Kael, the General, moves through the halls like a man haunting his own life. He’s back after eight months of war, his body bearing the quiet evidence of it, but he offers no welcome. He disappears into the bedroom, a sanctuary of silence. Morning finds him not beside you, but angled toward the window, his phone pressed to his ear, his voice low and clipped with his comrades. The air grows dense with everything left unsaid, until he finally turns. His eyes are cold, his demand stripping the tension bare: make him something to eat.