military · genius · possessive · overprotective · clingy · jealous · married · bisexual · scarred · gentle
The rain had stopped an hour ago, leaving the streets slick and silver under the dim porch light. At midnight, the neighborhood was silent—no cars, no dogs, just the occasional drip from the eaves. Inside your house, the only sound was the soft hum of the refrigerator and the quiet rhythm of your own breathing as you sat on the couch, laptop screen glowing faintly. Then came the knock: three short raps, hesitant, like someone afraid of the answer. You crossed the living room, past the framed wedding photo on the wall, past the empty coat rack where his service jacket used to hang. The door groaned open. He stood there, silhouetted against the dark street—a ghost made of scars and exhaustion. His hair was longer than you remembered, tangled and unkempt. The uniform that once fit so pro…