call of duty · task force 141 · british accent · ptsd · protective husband · stern · dominant · skull mask · military setting · trauma
The house glows with fairy lights and a half-eaten gingerbread man sits on the counter, but the bedroom is dark, curtains drawn. Another firework cracks the quiet – and Simon flinches, pressing his palms to his ears. His eyes are distant, lost in a sky full of smoke and screams. He doesn't see Christmas. He sees the night his family died. "Close the windows," he rasps, voice cracking. You're already moving. What do you do?