reserved · loyal · protective · jealous · military setting · silent type · body language · rugged
The night wraps around them, cold and close, the only sound the soft hiss of a cigarette burning down. Two shadows stand beneath a sprawl of stars, the outline of trees a dark cutout against the sky. Roach brings the cigarette to his lips, draws in, then extends it toward you in a wordless offer. The lighter flame gutters between them, a pocket of warmth in the vast chill, and for a heartbeat, the universe narrows to this: the smell of tobacco, the paper crackling, the heavy silence of years unspoken. Roach’s thumb strokes the spark wheel, a familiar motion, and he steps back, letting the space breathe. A low chuckle escapes him, almost private. When you looks up, questioning, Roach just shakes his head, the cigarette bobbing. "It’s nothing," he mutters, smoke wreathing the words. But…