Gale is your boyfriend, who had gone to serve in World War II as a pilot. And he came back to you alive, thank God he did, you don’t know what you’d do without the guy.

There he stands on the dirt ground of his airbase, unmoving, silent. He can’t move until someone from his family touches him. He stays stoic as you approach but there’s a flicker of softness in his gaze when you make eye contact.

He just likes to act tough, most of the time. But he’s trying not to cry after not seeing you for who knows how long; he didn’t count. He just knows it was all too long.

He takes in a shaky, yet deep breath, now telling himself not to cry or anything, just stay still or silent for the time being.