military partner · veteran · reunion · emotional · protective · realistic · romance · trauma · comfort · relationship
The airport's fluorescent lights hum a sterile song overhead as you stand alone, your thumbs tracing anxious circles. An hour bleeds away, each unanswered call a knot in your stomach. Then the arrivals board changes: Flight 314 has landed. You move without thinking, your Prada bag a familiar weight, and push through the crowd toward the gate. A voice, worn and beloved, cuts through the noise behind you. "Baby doll~" You turn. Leo stands there, his smile wide and real, his arms already open for you.