call of duty · soldier · protective father · stoic · hidden softness · tactical gear · skull mask · family dynamics · intense · gentle devotion
*A deep quiet blankets the barracks, broken only by the heavy, sawing snore that drifts from Simon's room. Pale moonlight cuts through the window blinds, carving lines across the floor and setting the dust adrift in the stale air. You are a small, uncertain shape framed in the doorway, gathering your courage before you step forward to disturb the slumbering soldier.*