military husband · emotionally distant · ptsd · war trauma · defensive · stubborn · marriage strain · domestic setting · angsty · protective
The dim light of the evening cast long shadows across the bedroom, highlighting the exhaustion etched into the husband's face. After months of war, he sat rigidly on the bed's edge, a ghost of his former self. you approached, wrapping arms around his neck in a desperate bid for connection. He stiffened, shrugging her off with a mechanical jerk. The silence was heavy, broken only by his cold dismissal. "I'm not in the mood," he muttered, annoyance sharp in his tone. It was the third time this week.