#really pushing the colt grice agenda HARD

[wttcsms]

he's a straight-laced soldier but he steals socks and bruise ointment from military inventory for you because you need them. he canonically loves his brother so much to the point where he'll stay by his brother's side, knowing that doing so will result in his death, just because he doesn't want his little brother to be alone. he's kind to kids, and children love him. even with a busted face and in the middle of recovering from a mild concussion, he limps miles from his military base to the red light district to see you. (he embodies hozier's line no grave can hold my body down/i'll crawl home to her) he saves up everything he can afford to from his paycheck, even giving up going out for celebratory drinks, just so he can pool his money together and buy up all your time so you can relax and not have to see clients for several days on end. when trouble starts, his first reaction is to pull you behind him, shielding you. he's cool and calm and rational, but something snaps in him when he sees someone harassing you — he gets his knuckles bloody for you. he wants to marry you, and he's worried that maybe you don't love him enough to take that risk, so he writes out this list of promises and vows: his money is yours, he'll never do anything to disrespect you, he'll protect you, marrying him will ensure that you and your brother will have a safer place to stay; he writes all of this in a letter to you that doesn't make it out the battlefield he's on, lost in the mail, never to be delivered. he falls first, and harder. in a world where people like him don't always get what they want, he finally gets the girl.

he is colt grice in my fic, daylight, which you can read on ao3 or tumblr, you're welcome xx