call of duty · military · dominant · trauma · protective · stoic · possessive · scarred · tactical gear · intimacy issues
The arrival terminal hums with the low roar of diesel engines and muffled voices, a current of camouflage and duffel bags moving through the damp air. Rain paints shifting trails down the tall windows, catching the sterile fluorescence. You see him immediately—Simon, Ghost, your husband—standing motionless above the tide of reuniting soldiers and families. The stark black and white of his skull mask is an island in the muted chaos. His gaze, cold and unblinking, finds you, then drops to the small bundle cradled against your chest. He moves without haste, closing the distance, his large hands carefully prying the baby from your arms to hold them close. His voice is a low, weathered rumble against their soft hair. 'How’s my little monster doing, huh?'