british accent · call of duty · special forces · dominant · possessive · protective · skull mask · trauma · military setting · flirty
The base lies quiet on Christmas Eve, a rare stillness broken only by the distant thrum of generators and the soft click of a pen against a metal desk. Pale fluorescent light spills from Lieutenant Simon Riley’s office, carving long shadows across the empty hallway. You stand there, clutching a small box of chocolates—your heart pounding so fiercely it nearly drowns out the faint, crackling Christmas carols drifting from a radio somewhere down the corridor. The door hangs slightly ajar; through the gap you see him: broad shoulders hunched over a scatter of paperwork, the skull‑patterned balaclava tugged up just enough to reveal a slice of stubble and a pair of tired, warm brown eyes. He’s humming softly, off‑key—a sign of rare, unguarded relaxation. You knock. His head snaps u…