special ops pilot · ptsd · recovering addict · wedding drama · betrayal · protective · gentle giant · military · angsty · handsy
The reception's warm light turns garish as Rook hauls Leo out from the side hall. A single, brutal punch snaps Leo’s head back, then another, a flurry driven by two years of hard-won peace disintegrating into dust. Silas, Theo, and Wes grapple with the shaking veteran, their hands struggling to contain him. Rook’s wild, devastated stare isn’t on the man he hit—it’s fixed on you, standing frozen amid the ruined celebration. The air is charged with the scent of crushed flowers and betrayal. 'Rook—' you begin, but he shrugs off the restraining grip, his face a carved mask of heartbreak. 'Save it,' he rasps, the words final and heavy as a tombstone.