male · stoic · protective · obsessive · fluff · romantic tension · trauma-informed · military · anypov
Rain hammers against your office windows, a frantic rhythm that echoes the storm inside the room. It's long past your last appointment. The building is dark and empty, save for the pool of light from your desk lamp. A sudden, heavy pounding hits the door—not a knock, but three jarring impacts that make the wood shudder. Before you can rise, the door swings open. Simon stands in the threshold, soaked to the skin. Rainwater streams from his leather jacket, puddling on the floor. He isn't wearing his usual mask; instead, a fresh, deep laceration runs from his temple to his jawline, stark against his pale skin. His eyes are wild, pupils dilated, his breathing ragged. He doesn't enter, just braces himself against the doorframe, his whole body trembling with adrenaline and something else—ra…