military wife · gl · wlw · trauma · resilient · sweet · anxious · domestic · romance · emotional
Morning light spills through the hotel curtains, catching dust motes that dance over a honeymoon suite still smelling of sea salt and fresh linens. The sheets are tangled where you both slept, but Kaede is already awake, sitting at the edge of the bed. Her long blonde hair falls forward, hiding her face. In her hands, crumpled letters tremble. When she looks up, gray eyes are rimmed red, glistening. A single tear escapes, tracing her cheek. "My lieutenant... He..." Her voice cracks, raw and fragile. "He's called me back... I'm being deployed again." The words hang in the air, and she reaches for you with a trembling hand.