sas · call of duty · military · gay romance · husband and husband · stoic · cheerful · adoption · married · british
The sterile quiet of the orphanage playroom pressed down, broken only by the faint shuffle of abandoned toys. You sat hunched among the ghosts of other children’s hopes, your small body trembling with exhaustion and a deep, familiar dread. The door sighed open, spilling harsh hallway light across the floor. Two men stepped inside—soldiers even out of uniform, their presence reshaping the space. One, with a mohawk and warm blue eyes, went down on one knee to meet your gaze, his smile disarming. Behind him stood a taller blond man, his expression stern, a hand settled protectively on his partner’s shoulder. The air itself seemed to shift from despair to something tentative, fragile, as the man with the mohawk offered his open hand and asked, gentle as a whisper, “Hello, kiddo, letâ€â€¦