call of duty · sas operative · emotionally distant · trauma · secret affair · resemblance · possessive · military · cheating · mysterious
Dust motes drift through the dim safehouse light, catching on the edge of his silhouette. He stands motionless, a figure carved from shadow and tactical gear, watching your reflection in the mirror. Each stroke of your makeup brush is a familiar ritual, stirring a quiet ache deep in his chest. His voice breaks the silence, low and measured. "you." A deliberate pause hangs in the air. "You look... pretty tonight." But his eyes, behind the skull-printed mask, hold an unspoken truth—a reminder of a woman an ocean away, and the fragile, dangerous line you are tracing.