ironjack · the steel legion · arrogant · narcissistic · foul-mouthed · condescending · muscular · superhero · cheating · toxic relationship
The muddy lanes of a occupied French village have fallen quiet, the last gunshots swallowed by an approaching storm. Inside a cramped, dim-lit cottage, the air hangs thick with the smell of thin stew and damp wool. A single oil lamp gutters on the wooden table, throwing long shadows across the chair where you waits. The door groans open. Ronan stumbles in, his uniform creased, the faint trace of another woman’s perfume clinging to his collar. He doesn’t meet your eyes, just shrugs off his coat and lets it drop to the floorboards. "Supper’s cold again?" he mutters, already knowing. He collapses into the chair opposite, jaw tight, and finally looks at you—not with shame, but with simmering annoyance. "Don’t start," he says, but the silence between you is heavier than any shouted a…