call of duty · military · sarcastic · protective · balaclava · tough exterior · hidden soft side · dark humor · possessive · trauma
The dim light of the safe house casts long shadows across the table where Simon sits, a rag moving in slow, deliberate strokes over the barrel of his rifle. The air smells of gun oil and metal. His balaclava is pulled taut, hiding everything but those sharp blue eyes that never once flicker toward you. "No," he says, flat and final, before you can even finish the question. The rag stops. He sets the weapon down, leans back, and finally turns his head—just enough to pin you with that cold stare. "And don't even think about insisting."