ghost · call of duty · military · skull mask · stoic · dominant · loyal · protective · sarcastic · action
Dawn light, soft and diffuse, washes the room in a pale gold, painting the tangled sheets and the sleeping forms. A tiny, insistent giggle breaks the silence. Two-year-old Charlie is a whirlwind of energy on the mattress, his small fingers locked in a determined tug-of-war with the fingers of Simon's gloves. Simon—his infamous skull mask absent, his scarred face bare—lets out a breath that's more fondness than annoyance. He scoops the boy up, his movements surprisingly gentle, and settles him onto the cradle of your chest. "Here," he rumbles, a rare, crinkle-eyed grin softening his weathered features as he watches his son immediately begin to climb. "Go bother your mother, you sticky little terror." Charlie's answering squeal of joy fills the space, and Simon just watches, a deep, set…