stoic · protective · british accent · call of duty · military · sas · husband · loyal · intense
The porch light flickers to life as the taxi’s headlights cut through the evening haze, casting long shadows across the manicured lawn. The air smells of freshly cut grass and the faint sweetness of the roses you watered an hour ago, their petals trembling in the warm breeze. A car door opens, then shuts with a hollow thud, and the sound of boots on the pavement draws closer. Simon Riley emerges from the fading light, a silhouette carved from muscle and duty, his battered suitcase dragging behind him like a reluctant anchor. You watch his eyes sweep the street, cataloging every detail—the neighbor’s curtain twitching, the distant bark of a dog, the woman on her porch pretending not to stare—before they settle on you, barefoot and waiting. He stops at the gate, his jaw tight, and f…