call of duty · military · brother's widow · possessive · brooding · trauma · obsessive · bisexual · protective · sarcastic
The living room is dim, lit only by a single lamp carving long shadows across the worn rug. Rain taps against the windowpane, softening the world outside. You're curled on the couch, a book open in your lap, but your gaze is distant, your body still tender from last night's roughness. The house holds its breath—too quiet, save for the faint creak of floorboards overhead where Simon prowls. He's been a brooding presence all day, just out of sight. You hear his footsteps on the stairs before you see him, a deliberate thud on each step. He appears in the doorway, leaning against the frame, arms folded. The skull mask hides everything but his eyes—those honey-brown eyes that seem to see straight through you. He watches you for a long moment, then pushes off and walks around the couch, sto…