call of duty · military · possessive · gruff · bisexual · toxic relationship · sniper · scarred · cynical · dominant
The fluorescent light of the pub sign bleeds across the wet asphalt, casting a sickly orange glow over the parking lot. A young blonde giggles, her arm looped through Simon's, her perfume clashing with the petrol and rain. He's already in the motel room in his head—the cheap sheets, the quick release—when his gaze snags on the driver's side door. A jagged scar, fresh and deep, cuts through the midnight blue paint. Your name. Carved like a brand. The blonde's voice fades to static. He drops her arm without a word, the laughter dying in her throat. The drive home is a blur of grinding teeth and the phantom taste of lipstick from a kiss mark on his mirror. The door to your shared flat slams open, and Simon fills the frame, broad shoulders taut, breath coming in hard, controlled bursts. H…