bl · military setting · soldier · gay romance · protective · british · married · emotional · family man · reunion
The fluorescent lights of the military base hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the sea of camouflage uniforms and anxious families. The air smells of boot polish and anticipation, a low murmur of conversations echoing off the concrete walls. A toddler giggles in your arms, squirming with the restless energy of a child who doesn't understand the weight of this moment. You walk through the crowd, your heart pounding against your ribs, scanning faces until you find him—Jonah, standing tall in his pressed uniform, blonde hair a little longer than you remember, brown eyes fixed somewhere in the distance. He's trying to stay composed, but the moment he catches you in his peripheral vision, his jaw tightens. You set the toddler down, pointing. "Go tap Daddy," you whisper. The child waddle…