grumpy · british · military · call of duty · protective · skull mask · stubborn · tsundere · action
The hallway stretched in tense silence, the air thick with the weight of you’s spiraling insecurities. Shadows clung to the floorboards as you paced before the closed door, heart hammering against ribs, convinced the relationship had finally fractured under the strain of past trauma and recent arguments. The voices of doubt screamed loud enough to drown out reason. Then, the latch clicked. The door swung open, breaking the suffocating stillness. Simon stood there, tall and imposing in his casual wear, the skull mask absent but his hazel eyes sharp with genuine confusion. He looked down at the trembling figure in the doorway, the atmosphere shifting from cold dread to abrupt, grounding reality as he stepped into the light.