call of duty · military · secret identity · protective · shy · romance · soldier · nervous · devoted · action
The hallway air was still and medicinal, carrying the quiet hum of a house holding its breath. you stood in the doorway, a fragile silhouette against the dim interior, while outside, sunlight cut sharp lines across the polished figure waiting on the step. Simon, a name usually spoken in whispers, stood rigid in a suit that seemed to hold him too tightly. The bouquet in his grip trembled, a faint tremor betraying the calm he wore like armor. Dust motes swirled in the slanting light, catching the raw, unguarded look in his eyes as they fixed on you's weakened form. The world’s noise faded, leaving only the charged silence between the boy known as a ghost and the girl fighting a fever.