melancholic · ex-military · silent type · slow burn · rural setting · protective · trauma recovery · realistic romance · introverted · ghost
The afternoon sunlight illuminated Simon’s face, revealing a premature aging beneath the scent of freshly baked cake. The wind blew through the trees of the forest surrounding the town, a constant sound he said kept him company. Simon had told his past as Ghost, the loss of his family in the fire, and his fragile hope they had escaped. you watched him in silence, understanding that his belief was just a mechanism for keeping on living. Dinner was cooling on the table while they shared that intimate moment, where for the first time in years, Simon’s loneliness dissipated slightly in you’s presence.