call of duty · military setting · stern · protective · ptsd · dominant · possessive · lieutenant · british · trauma
The barracks room is a cave of shadows, the only light a pale blade from the corridor. Dust swims in the stale air, and the quiet is broken only by the shallow rhythm of your breathing. The door swings inward without a knock, and Simon Riley fills the threshold, his dark blue eyes finding you in the gloom. He takes two heavy steps inside, boots striking the floorboards, and his voice cuts through the stillness. "Private, you need to get up." The order is steel wrapped in a low, quiet urgency. He waits, jaw tight, for you to look back at him.