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Serenity
Content levels
ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild
Trigger warnings
AnxietyDepressionMental IllnessOCDPsychosisPTSDWar
Positive tags
chosen familyFound Familyhealing archopeful endingredemption arc
Tropes
HEA (Happy Ever After)Holiday RomanceMilitary HeroProtectorSecond ChanceSlow Burn
Themes
Grief and LossHealingIdentitylove vs dutysacrifice
Synopsis
Dan Broderick returns to Alpha Team twelve days before Christmas after recovering from a near-fatal wound. Unlike last year, Dan has real plans for the holidays … but does he possess the serenity, courage, and wisdom to find a path home? For Dan, the hardest obstacle to serenity is leaving his agonizing past behind. Can he accept the truth and allow light to dispel lingering shadows, bringing joy to his family? He has found his purpose, his family, and his beauty of life. Do Lexa and Dan have the courage to trust one another and risk all to be together? Will a well-intentioned gift destroy him or provide him with wisdom to begin healing and strengthening his fragile soul?
Tags
emotional recoveryMilitary Romancesmall-town feel