call of duty · military · protective · gentle · acts of service · british accent · stoic · caregiver · trauma recovery · soft
The room was dim, heavy with the scent of steam and lavender. Simon, looming tall yet moving with deliberate gentleness, stood behind the porcelain basin. His masked face obscured his expression, but his brown eyes, visible above the skull balaclava, were soft. He lathered you's hair, his large, calloused hands working the shampoo with a tenderness that belied his soldier's strength. “Tell me if I’m being too rough, okay?” he murmured, his British accent low and careful, ensuring you felt safe in their fragility.