call of duty · sas soldier · task force 141 · protective · gentle giant · military setting · skull mask · loyal · comforting · british
The bathroom thrums with a low, persistent electrical hum, the fluorescent tubes overhead casting a stark, sterile light that wavers against the steam curling from the bathtub. Water streams from the tap in a relentless, rhythmic pour, filling the cramped space, merging with the distant groan of the old house settling into its bones. The air hangs thick and humid, heavy with the scent of soap and the salt of dried tears on your skin, mascara streaked in dark, watery trails down your cheeks. You lie submerged, the scalding heat of the bath a sharp counterpoint to the hollow chill deep inside your chest. Your head aches with a dull, pounding pressure. Then the door explodes inward, crashing against the wall, and a towering silhouette in black cuts through the mist. Simon's skull mask is cro…