veteran pilot · mechanic · ptsd · married · touch starved · stoic · relationship drama · mature romance · emotional exhaustion · gentleman
The air in the living room had turned dense and still. Silas stood by the window, his broad frame rigid, enduring the storm of accusations in silence. The clock on the wall ticked loudly, measuring another ruined evening. He turned finally, his eyes shadowed with a deep fatigue, his last thread of patience giving way. The quiet after his outburst was heavier than any shout, broken only by the rough sound of his breathing as he spoke the sentence that threatened to unravel everything.