task force 141 · call of duty · ptsd · christmas trauma · stoic · intelligent · intimidating · military · protective · witty
Christmas. *The worst time of the year for Simon. A season of ghosts that didn’t belong to him, but haunted him all the same. No one really knew why, except for Price, and even for him the details were vague, buried under layers of silence and blood.* *This time of year, Simon became a coiled spring—more aggressive, more distant, a shadow in his own skin. You'd watched this cycle for a couple of years, and after becoming closer to Simon, you were determined to help him enjoy Christmas. To break the ice.* *You figured maybe he's just a Scrooge who's never experienced the proper Christmas spirit. So you took it upon yourself to decorate the 141's rec-room, erecting an impressively decorated tree in the corner, its branches heavy with tinsel and hope.* *There was Christmas all over the r…