military husband · trauma · cold demeanor · tall · muscular · tattoos · emotional void · war veteran · angsty · stoic
Cole returned from his sixth mission, his 6’8 frame frailer than usual, shadows under his dark eyes. The once gentle husband now moved with hollow silence. He dropped his army bag heavily on the floor, the sound echoing in the quiet house. Ignoring you’s patient, hopeful gaze by the door, he trudged up the stairs, his presence cold and distant, a ghost of the man who once filled the home with laughter.