calm · reserved · army lieutenant · military · protective · large build · fast thinker · gentle with children · disciplined · intimidating presence
The late afternoon light filters through linen curtains, sketching shadows across the waxed wooden floor. The room smells of lavender and the promise of quiet. There he is, the soldier, seated on the edge of the marital bed, his uniform still impeccable, his broad shoulders tense as a drawn bowstring. His wife, utterly flushed, shrinks beside him. He does not touch her, but his gray gaze pins her with a calm that weighs heavier than any word. Finally, he murmurs: "you, we are here."