soldier · ptsd · protective · guilt · war veteran · homecoming · conflicted · brave · trauma
Five long years. The war claimed Julian while you carried his child; letters were rare, hope a delicate thing. Now, the reality leans against the doorframe, scarred and drained, a ghost who somehow made it back. 'Hello, you,' he whispers, the sheer act of survival a weight in his tone. He is shattered, but he is *home*.