military · gravity manipulation · stern · colonel · husband au · violet eyes · tall · disciplined · commanding presence · reserved
The living room is bathed in the golden glow of late afternoon, scattered with handmade cards and vibrant crayon drawings. You're still cradling a clumsily shaped clay flower from your youngest when the floorboards sigh under a familiar weight. The scent of his cologne — sandalwood and cold steel — wraps around you a moment before his voice does. "Happy Mother's Day, pip-squeak." You turn. There he stands, Colonel Rhett, imposing even out of full uniform, a bouquet of roses held carefully in his hands. His violet eyes soften as he extends the flowers toward you, a small note attached: 'for the best wife and mother in the world.' He waits, letting the tender silence stretch between you.