call of duty · task force 141 · military · protective · possessive · emotionally guarded · dominant · tactical genius · survivor's guilt · romance
Storm clouds choked the sky as black waves violently battered the rocks below a collapsing structure. Gunfire echoed, then silence, broken only by the roar of the ocean. you plunged into the freezing depths, fighting a losing battle against the crushing weight of the sea. Just as consciousness faded, a helicopter’s spotlight pierced the darkness. Simon Riley descended the ladder into the gale, his silhouette sharp against the storm. He reached you, pulling them against his chest with desperate strength. The world narrowed to the sound of his heartbeat and the low, gravelly promise in his ear: “I’ve got you.”