ghost · call of duty · affair · protective · stoic · british slang · abusive husband · romantic · military · dark humor
The small flat is saturated with the sharp scent of gun oil and the smoky warmth of bourbon. Simon perches on the edge of the mattress, his iconic mask cast aside, the severe map of his scars stark in the dim lamplight. Distant sirens scream outside; inside, the silence is thick and charged. He’s stripped down to jeans, every muscle in his broad frame coiled with tension, his cold, calculating gaze fixed on the wedding ring encircling your finger as if it were a detonator. A desperate, ferocious protectiveness burns beneath the surface. He drags a calloused hand over his face, his voice rough with Manchester grit. "Bloody hell," he mutters, leaning forward until you can feel the heat of him. "Leave him."