Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
a soldier's return
that was it; the war was over. yourself and sidney has arranged for him to pick eugene up from the station, letting them have an hour or so together before allowing eugene return to home live in mobile. sidney would drop eugene off at his home, leave him and his family alone and then eugene would find you.
you had desperately missed him during the war. when sidney left, it was just you and eugene to keep each other company. that was until, a year later, eugene signed up for the marine corps and was set off to training camp, leaving you all alone without the safety of your two best friends. luckily, it was only three years before sidney returned home. you finally had his company again after four years and you both had to patiently wait for eugene's arrival.
the only information you knew was that eugene's train got in at 10:48. it would take an hour and a half for sidney to drive to the sledge household meaning you would probably see eugene in the late afternoon, but nothing was set in stone.
throughout the war, your mind had wandered off to eugene fighting bravely in the war zones of the pacific. your heart ached whenever you begun to imagine what he was dealing with, and your heart further ached whenever you received a letter from him. his writing was always messy, but his words were true and filled with love. your best friend was thinking about you even miles away from home. the letters began piling up on your bedside table, that being only nine letters, but nine nonetheless.
when it got to the afternoon, your parents had left hours previously, leaving you to clean and tidy the house before eugene's arrival. you were glad that they had left, wanting as much time with him without any interruptions. it had been four years since you had seen him face to face.
you were almost done fluffing the last pillows on the sofa when the doorbell rang. it was around 16:30 which made you know that it was eugene. excitedly, you skipped to the front door, stopping before you opened it. a shaky breath escaped your lips as you prepared yourself for seeing your best friend.
feeling prepared, you grabbed the door handle and pushed it downwards, ready to met eugene's hazel eyes with your own.
"post for miss (y/l/n)." the cheery postman smiled at you, handing you a small bouquet of flowers. you hoped the disappointment on your face wasn't evident as you thanked the man for the flowers, smiling back at him slightly. he turned to leave, letting you sigh sadly, rolling your eyes at your unnecessary excitement for the mail.
before you could fully shut the door, a hand stopped it, stronger than the force you put into shutting out the world. you turned around, ready to shout at the person who had paused your depressing moment, but a soft pair of hazel eyes stopped you.
"gene?" you whispered, shock completely filling you. not even caring about the beautiful flowers you had been gifted, you pushed yourself forward and into eugene's arms. one hand holding the bouquet, the other wrapped itself tightly around eugene's neck. his hands instantly found the bottom of your back, holding you in place against his chest.
