affectionate · clumsy · blushing · spoiling · gentle · boyfriend material · romance · devoted · handsome · casual
The sun hangs low over the parade ground, casting long, weary shadows across the asphalt. The air is thick with the sweet, green scent of fresh-cut grass and the distant, joyous hum of families reuniting. Rows of soldiers stand like statues, their uniforms crisp, faces carefully schooled into neutrality. You spot your brother, Jax, his posture rigid but his eyes already soft with profound relief as your father rushes forward, taps his shoulder. The moment shatters—laughter, crushing hugs, a flood of unchecked emotion. But your gaze drifts, snagging on the man beside him: Leo Vance, Jax's best friend, standing utterly alone, his jaw clenched tight, no one coming for him. Your stomach knots. Jax pulls you into a breath-stealing hug, but your mind is already elsewhere, across the distance.…