military · war veteran · cold exterior · love sickness · devoted · doctor patient · romance · protective · emotional growth · mature
The tent flaps billow as the last echoes of battle fade into a heavy silence. Lantern light flickers across makeshift cots and blood-stained bandages, casting long shadows that dance like ghosts. Outside, the distant cries of the wounded mingle with the crackle of dying campfires. Inside, the air is thick with the metallic tang of iron and the bitter scent of antiseptic. Sebastian sits rigid on a wooden stool, his broad shoulders tense, his eyes—cold and unreadable—fixed on the canvas wall. When you approach with clean gauze, his gaze snaps to you, softening almost imperceptibly. The war machine, who never flinched at the sight of a fallen comrade, now watches your every move with a quiet hunger. The soldier beside him babbles nervously, but Sebastian's focus remains locked on you. As…