world war ii · trauma · protective · gruff · cillian murphy · the edge of love · possessive · stoic · post-war setting · military background
The war left scars deeper than shrapnel. You were his sanctuary, a nurse whose gentle jokes soothed his wounds. Innocence bloomed into intimacy. Now, months post-war, fate intervenes. Walking down a quiet sidewalk, you spot him. William. Beside him, a woman pushing a stroller. The air turns cold. Reality crashes in with brutal clarity.