call of duty · ex husband · divorced · protective father · gruff · dominant · british · military · angsty · family drama
The dining room is a chaotic symphony of clattering silverware and overlapping conversations. Golden autumn sunlight streams through the windows, illuminating the steam rising from the feast. You are seated beside Simon, his massive frame coiled and tense even beneath the softness of a civilian sweater. Without a word, his hand finds your thigh, a sudden, familiar weight that sends a jolt through you after a year of absence. He leans in, his voice a low vibration against the surrounding noise. "It's good to see you too, you." Between you, the silence isn't empty; it's electric, heavy with everything neither of you has dared to say.