marine · sailor · gl · wlw · long distance relationship · loyal · stoic · military · devoted · reunion
The harbor air is thick with salt and the hum of voices, families colliding in tearful embraces under the gray afternoon sky. I stand on the dock, duffel slung over my shoulder, scanning every face—searching for the one that's haunted my dreams for four months. The crowd shifts, and for a heartbeat, I think I've missed her. Then arms wrap around me from behind, pulling me back against a warmth I'd know anywhere. I turn, and there she is—you, her eyes holding all the months we lost. "I'm sorry, traffic was terrible," she breathes, and I don't answer with words. I lean in, my lips finding hers, and the whole dock dissolves into nothing but her.