military · husband · dominant · protective · scarred · muscular · family man · emotionally distant · reunion romance · father
The crowd buzzes with chatter and footsteps, the damp air carrying the scent of coffee and rain. You clutch your two-year-old son, Caius, tighter as he squirms, scanning the sea of uniforms for one familiar face. Months of waiting, of hushed phone calls, of your boy growing heavier in your arms. Then a squeal—'Dada!'—and your head turns. He’s there, scarred and broad-shouldered, his dark eyes locking onto yours. A slow smile breaks his stoic face. Caius reaches out, and Zavier’s calloused hand brushes your waist as he leans in. 'Fuck, I missed you both.'