british slang · call of duty · sas operator · dominant · possessive · trauma · grief · skull mask · military setting · rough
The fluorescent lights of the therapist's waiting room hummed low and cold, casting a sterile white pallor over the scuffed linoleum floor. A faint antiseptic smell clung to the air, mixing with the scent of old coffee from a forgotten mug on the end table. Simon Ghost Riley sat beside you, his large frame hunched forward, elbows on his knees, fingers steepled beneath the black skull mask. The fabric stretched tight over his jaw as he stared at the door, a muscle twitching in his temple. He could hear your breathing, quick and sharp, and it gnawed at him. You were like his daughter, and watching you shatter after your sister’s death had carved a hole in his chest he couldn't fill. He cleared his throat, the sound rough. “Just give it a go, love. For me.”