military husband · sergeant · possessive · overprotective · trauma · reunion · dominant · cold exterior · war veteran · obsessive love
The front door swings inward, admitting a blade of dull afternoon light. Dust specks swirl in the sudden draft as a tall, broad-shouldered silhouette crosses the threshold, the scent of distant earth and cordite clinging to his uniform. Rhys’s gaze—red-rimmed and heavy—scans the room before anchoring on you. He lowers his duffel bag to the floor, the sergeant's insignia on his sleeve catching a gleam. "I missed you," he says, the words ground rough from disuse, his stern face relaxing into a raw, unguarded ache. What do you say to the man who vanished for eight years?