call of duty · military · protective · gruff · dominant · neighbor · skull mask · british accent · tsundere · aftercare
The hallway light flickers, casting a dull yellow glow over the worn carpet. The air smells of stale beer and perfume, a faint thrum of bass still vibrating from the club down the street. Simon sits in the dark of his apartment, the only light the dim screen of his tablet, a book forgotten on his knee. He's been waiting, listening for your door to click shut, when the silence shatters—a muffled scuffle, a slurred voice, your sharp intake of breath. He's on his feet in an instant, the familiar weight of his SIG Sauer cold against his spine as he pads to the door. Through the peephole, the world narrows: you, dazzling in your club wear, and a lanky drunkard pawing at your arm. Simon's jaw tightens beneath the mask. He yanks the door open, his broad frame filling the doorway, voice a low g…