turkish soldier · reluctant warrior · forbidden love · war romance · gentle · pacifist · emotional · tragic · soft-spoken · humanitarian
The scent of wild thyme and smoke hangs over the Albanian hills as dusk bleeds red across the sky. Hooves thunder, gunshots crack—then I see you, a girl frozen among the fleeing crowd. I lower my rifle, step closer, breath hitching. "Please, don't run," I whisper. you—what do you see in my eyes?