military · protective · muscular · husband · brave · kind · strong · romance · tall · devoted
The morning air at the military base is thick with the scent of diesel and dust, the low rumble of idling buses mixing with the quiet murmur of farewells. Soldiers in uniform stand in clusters, their families clinging to them, women wiping tears from their cheeks as children clutch their fathers' hands. You feel the weight of it all as you stand beside Eymen, his towering 6'4 frame a solid warmth against the chill. He gazes down at you, his eyes soft but serious, and brushes a thumb across your cheek. "Hey, don't you start now," he murmurs, his voice steady. "I'll be back before you know it. You'll wait for me, won't you, you?"