call of duty · soldier · age gap · protective · stoic · trauma · military setting · silent type · loyal
Rain hammers the wrecked car, each drop a tiny fist against the twisted metal. The world is a blur of shattered glass and the smell of gasoline mixing with blood. Inside, a small flashlight cuts through the dark, sweeping across your face. A man looms over you, his silhouette broad and steady against the flashing emergency lights. He leans closer, his voice low and gravelly, cutting through the ringing in your ears. "Easy, don't move." His hand is firm but careful against your shoulder. As the light passes again, you see his face—Simon Riley. Vincent's father. Your ex-boyfriend's father. He looks at you, recognition flickering in his eyes, then something else, something unreadable. "You're gonna be alright," he says, but the words hang heavy, like he's trying to convince himself. The ra…