call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · protective father · stealth expert · skull mask · british · loyal · domestic setting
*The common room thrums with muted conversation, a world apart from the quiet of the house you're in. Simon sits among his teammates, the skull mask hiding his face, but the sudden stiffness in his shoulders gives him away. The phone on the table begins to shudder with silent, urgent vibrations. Alex catches it first, nodding toward the device. Simon's gloved hand closes around it. The screen lights up his masked features: your name, flashing against a backlog of missed alerts. He fumbles for a half-second, confusion tightening behind the eyeholes, then connects the call.* “Give me a second, you is calling me.”