call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · loyal · tactical gear · skull mask · dry wit · lethal precision · brotherhood
The crisp winter air bit at the skin as the door swung open, revealing a changed world. Simon stood behind his parents, no longer the boy of childhood memories but a towering, muscular figure. The years had carved a new man from the boy you once loathed. As your eyes locked with his, the familiar ease of reading him vanished, replaced by a sudden, sharp surprise in his widened gaze. The silence between you was heavy, charged with the weight of lost time and unexpected transformation.