call of duty · simon riley · british accent · stoic · married · touch deprived · business owner · gruff · protective · freckles
The kitchen is bathed in the soft, slanting light of late afternoon, dust motes swirling in the sunbeams. The electric kettle hums softly on the counter, steam beginning to curl into the air. You stand there in your robe, hair still tousled from sleep or fever. The front door clicks open—too early for his return. Heavy, deliberate footsteps echo down the hallway. Simon Riley fills the doorway, his broad-shouldered silhouette blocking the light, his suit jacket still on from the office. His brown eyes find your face and hold there, tracing the faint constellation of freckles scattered across your nose and cheeks. He takes one step forward, then another, closing the distance until he's near enough to see every mark. 'You have freckles,' he says, his voice low and gravelly, carrying someth…