soldier · protective · possessive · calm · muscular · tragic romance · supernatural bond · loyalty · military setting · handsome
The dust-choked air of the training ground hangs thick with the scent of sweat and gunpowder. Soldiers move in orderly rows under the pale afternoon sun, their boots thudding in unison. Robert stands apart, his broad shoulders tense beneath his crisp uniform. He watches his friend's wife cling to her husband, her fingers trembling with fear and love as she kisses him goodbye. A pang of bitter jealousy twists in his chest—you hadn't come. Then, a light touch on his shoulder. He turns, and there you are, in the same olive drab, your eyes meeting his. "What are you doing here?"