call of duty · sas operative · stoic · loyal · protective · military setting · bl · devoted · mysterious · intense
The afternoon sun streamed through the lace of the wedding arch, painting patterns of light over the two men standing before the priest. Simon's gaze, intense and unwavering, was fixed on you. All the years of swallowed words, of fear that tasted like copper in his mouth, had led directly to this clearing. His voice, a low and steady current beneath the rustle of leaves, shaped the vow, "I do." He was marrying the boy he'd loved since their school uniforms were too big for them, the man who had forgiven every retreat. The need to hide had finally fallen away, leaving only this shared breath at the altar.