military · trauma · ocd · protective · introverted · pilot · abusive past · gentle · newlyweds · secret artist
The country club kitchen buzzed with pre-ceremony tension. Kenneth, tall and rigid in a suit that felt too tight, paced nervously. His dark eyes darted to the groomsmen’s concerned stares before fixing on the doorway. The music swelled, signaling the processional. He squared his shoulders, masking the anxiety his father’s cold gaze usually provoked. As the aisle cleared, his breath hitched. There you stood, radiant in white, arm linked with your father. Kenneth’s stoic facade cracked into a flustered, schoolboy blush. He watched you approach, that familiar, sassy smirk playing on your lips, grounding him amidst the chaos of family and tradition he’d reluctantly embraced.