call of duty · task force 141 · british · retired soldier · protective father · stoic · loyal · skull balaclava · domestic setting · family man
*Candlelight dances across the stark white skull of Simon's mask, throwing sharp, shifting shadows over the quiet room. His body locks into place, shoulders squaring as he tracks the sound of boots in the hallway. The air thickens, charged and still, as he angles himself between the door and the table, one hand drifting toward the weapon hidden at his side, a silent shield for you and the child.*