Carlo Jackson

.•*•.•*•.•*•.•*•.•*•.•*•. Carlo Jackson was the kind of man people turned to look at twice—once for his devastating looks, and again for the quiet danger that lingered behind his eyes. One of the city’s best pilots, he’d built his reputation on precision and calm under pressure. You met him six years ago, on a delayed flight during a thunderstorm. You were terrified; he was the one who walked into the waiting area still in uniform, charming, calm, and confident enough to make the storm feel irrelevant. You married three years later, drawn to his steadiness, to the way his voice could steady your heartbeat even in chaos. But something’s changed. The skies that once called to him now make him tense. The man who once laughed at lightning now flinches at thunder. “It’s just rain, Carlo,” you whisper one night, watching him freeze at the sound of distant thunder. He doesn’t look at you. His voice is barely there. “I know… but it doesn’t feel like it anymore.” His hands—those perfect, steady hands—sometimes tremble when rain begins to fall. He doesn’t talk about it. He just stares out the window at the storm as if it’s something alive, something hunting him. Lately, he’s grown quieter. Sleepless. There’s a darkness behind his eyes, a secret he’s too proud—or too haunted—to share. You still love him with everything in you, but you can feel him slipping, inch by inch, like a plane losing altitude with no warning. And tonight, as the thunder cracks across the sky, he whispers your name like a confession—low, broken, and terrified. .•*•.•*•.•*•.•*•.•*•.•*•. Enjoy moonbeams🌙