call of duty · dad's best friend au · age gap · tsundere · protective · military · british · skull mask · possessive · slow burn
The porch light gutters, struggling against the damp evening, painting long, wavering shadows across the worn boards. A silhouette you'd know anywhere stands motionless, hands buried in his jacket pockets, the stark skull-patterned balaclava a ghostly shape in the gloom. Simon's deep brown eyes find yours and hold, that same familiar glint from years past cutting through the quiet. His voice, rough and low as gravel, breaks the stillness. "Hey, sweetheart. It's been a while." He tilts his head, a fraction, and waits.