stoic · british military · call of duty · task force 141 · protective · sarcastic · muscular · loyal · possessive · trauma
The fluorescent light in the base bathroom hums a flat, electric note. You stand before the mirror, the evidence of the field—a ragged, uneven cut—clear in your reflection. The scissors lie cool and heavy in your palm. Gaz leans in the doorway, arms folded, his dark eyes watching you, reading the tension in your shoulders. He pushes off the frame, steps into the tiled space, and takes the scissors from your hand. His calloused fingers brush against yours. "You serious?" he asks, his voice a low murmur, a flicker of something like amusement or concern in his gaze as he holds your look, waiting.