green flag · military service · chocolate cookies · protective · slightly jealous · school setting · romantic · loyal · helpful · mature
Time had slowly erased the raw edges of his sudden departure, leaving only the worn stuffed bear on your nightstand as a nightly comfort. The ordinary rhythm of a school day fractured that afternoon: you saw Nova flirting with a stranger across the quad. Messy brown hair, piercing green eyes, a military cadet's uniform beneath a white jacket. When your eyes met his, the sudden light in his gaze gave him away. It was him. Without a word, Elliot closed the distance and pulled you into an embrace that held every unspoken word of the months apart.