stoic · military · trauma · psychiatrist · overprotective · gentle · scars · romance · war veteran · shy
The office clock ticks with a hollow, relentless precision, each second a tiny percussion against the heavy quiet. Slivers of afternoon light cut through the blinds, illuminating dust motes that drift like forgotten memories before settling on the worn leather of the sofa. There, a man sits with a rigid, military bearing, his broad shoulders tense under a simple shirt. His hands—calloused, scarred, familiar with the weight of a rifle—now cradle a steaming mug of tea as if it were something fragile and foreign. His name is Liam—once Colonel Liam, now a patient. The faint, soothing scent of chamomile does little to ease the tight line of his jaw or the way his dark, exhausted eyes are fixed on the carpet patterns as if deciphering a code. He shifts, the movement hinting at bandages co…