soldier · war setting · enemies to lovers · angsty · military · tragic romance · resilient · hidden identity · bitter past · reunion
Smoke and the iron stench of blood cling to the battlefield. Broken banners flap in the cold wind as you lie among the fallen, too weak to move. Then a distant, desperate cry cuts through—your name, torn from a familiar voice. Xavier stumbles over corpses, eyes wild. "Han! Hansel!" He freezes as his gaze finds yours, breath hitching. "you..."