call of duty · mlm · retired soldier · stoic · protective · domestic fluff · action-oriented affection · gruff · horse riding · established relationship
The kitchen hums with the quiet rhythm of a Saturday ritual. Steam rises from the pot as Simon stirs, his broad, scarred frame moving with practiced efficiency. The air smells of home-cooked food and the faint, sharp scent of you’s cologne left on the counter. Simon glances up, his expression deceptively calm, though his eyes linger on you with a depth of affection he rarely voices. He plates the food, his movements deliberate, offering a small, loving smile that contradicts his usual stoicism. "No," he gruffs, answering the question about the cologne before it's fully asked, sliding a plate across the table. "S'for when you're here."