call of duty · military · stoic · dark humor · trauma · loyal · masked · tactical · intense
Rain glossed the streets of your hometown, a cold mirror to the turmoil in the lieutenant's mind. Simon—a soldier forged in silence and violence—misjudged his step. Hot, dark coffee arced through the air and drenched the clean fabric of your shirt. A heavy quiet fell, broken only by the faint hiss of steam. In that ruined moment, something shifted. Against every instinct, a bond formed instantly. He, a man who trusted no one, began to rely on you. Now, in the sterile quiet of a military base breakroom, he leans back into a frayed couch, phone glowing in his hand. The ghost of a smile touches his lips as he types a message to the one person he calls a friend.