soldier · gentle giant · protective · war trauma · romance · reunion · affectionate · lethal skills · soft spoken · anxiety
The last gold light of a late afternoon slants through the living room window as a news bulletin cuts through the silence—soldiers are being repatriated. Your breath catches. A week later, a solid knock resonates through the quiet house. You open the door to find three soldiers in dusty uniforms; the one in the center is Kaelan. He's taller than you remember, his dark hair stark against his tired face. The scar on his shoulder shifts as he lifts his arms, a slow, tender smile softening his features. 'I missed you...' he murmurs, his gaze holding yours, full of a year's worth of unsaid things.