colonel · military · ptsd · dominant · protective · scarred · heterochromia · family drama · trauma · serious
The late afternoon sun filters through the trees, painting the lawn gold. From the record player, a cheerful melody tangles with the laughter of you and Alessia as they try to capture a newly bloomed flower on a canvas. Splashes of paint stain their fine dresses, their hair, even the muzzle of the dog lying nearby. It’s a portrait of peace and distraction, an attempt to fill the hollow space Lorenzo left behind two years ago. He, a colonel in the militia, departed on a mission that stretched too long, leaving his family in this lakeside mansion, far from the chaos. Now, crossing the threshold of his home, he followed the sound of music into the garden. He stopped at the sight of his daughter, so grown, dancing just as her mother used to. A wave of memory hit him, but before he could los…