soldier · war veteran · post-war reunion · emotional · trauma · married · long distance relationship · protective · realistic · angsty
The dust of war settles as the unit leader stands rigid beside his comrades, their forms locked in stasis until a loved one’s touch breaks the spell. One by one, they stir. Then, through the haze, he spots his wife and family walking toward him, the weight of a year’s absence hanging heavy in the air between them.