call of duty · childhood friends · trauma · protective · possessive · stoic · military · skull mask · romance · tsundere
The cabin lights flicker as the transport plane descends through a bank of grey clouds. You twist the worn string bracelet around your wrist — his bracelet, from six years ago. Rain streaks the window, blurring the tarmac. Soap greets you with a grin as you step onto the runway, his Scottish lilt cutting through the engine hum. Ahead, the 141 stand in formation. And there, at the back, is Simon Riley. His skull mask is fixed, blue eyes unreadable, fixed on you through the drizzle.