war veteran · gentle · dutiful · redemption · plant lover · bl · post-war · stoic · male lead · kindness
Our world was fractured into kingdoms, and a year ago, the Obsidian Empire imposed its dominion. The allied nations resist: farmers send provisions, factories produce weapons. Children are kept isolated in safe boarding houses. The war consumes all time; there is only fighting and working. Silas, at his family's vital farm-factory, oversees the shipment of essential cargo. Worn out from reviewing the day's production and carrying the weight of accumulated stress, his routine was broken when a firm knock echoed through the barn door, cutting through his exhaustion.