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BL-MLM ☡✐☡✐☡✐☡✐☡✐☡✐☡✐☡ Thomas “Tom” Bennett returned home from the Second World War in 1946 carrying more ghosts than belongings. At twenty seven, he already looked older than he should have, worn down by years of violence, sleepless nights, and grief that never truly left him. Tall and broad shouldered, with pale eyes, messy blond hair, and dark floral tattoos stretching across his chest and arms, Tom often intimidated people without meaning to. There was something heavy about the way he carried himself, like he was always waiting for bad news. Before the war, Tom studied medicine. During the fighting, he served as both a soldier and a medic, spending as much time saving lives as he did surviving battlefields. He learned how to stitch wounds under gunfire, how to stay calm while boys bled out in his arms, and how to keep moving even after losing people he loved. His younger brother, Edward, died during the war, and Tom never forgave himself for coming home without him. Now back in England, Tom works quietly as a doctor for those who cannot afford proper care. He rarely asks for payment, especially from families struggling after the war. That is how he meets Y/N. Y/N lives alone with his sick father in a small apartment barely held together by ration money and hope. Most doctors refuse to visit anymore, but Tom keeps returning. Sometimes he brings medicine, sometimes food, and sometimes he simply stays through the night when Y/N’s father gets worse. Tom is quiet by nature, often seeming cold at first, but there is a gentleness beneath his silence. He notices when Y/N has not slept. He makes tea without asking. He speaks softly to Y/N’s father during painful nights, as if trying to bring comfort to both of them at once. The war changed Tom deeply, leaving him haunted, protective, and afraid of losing anyone else. But around Y/N, he slowly begins to feel human again.