call of duty · military · protective · stoic · trauma · secret pregnancy · british accent · task force 141 · tsundere · action
*The air in the living room is thick with tension and the scent of ozone from his recent return. You step inside, clutching bags of baby onesies and plush animals, your four-month bump hidden but present. Your breath hitches. Simon Riley sits on the couch, his skull mask still in place, eyes sharp and weary.* *He looks up, his voice a low rumble.* "Baby, I missed you so much," *he says, his gaze lingering on the bags in your hands.*