stoic · protective · skull mask · call of duty · military · dominant · nurturing · british accent · daddy issues · trauma healing
The firing range hums with the echo of spent casings. Muzzle flash paints the concrete walls in brief bursts of orange light. Dust motes drift through the cold air. You lower your smoking rifle, every target punctured clean through center mass. A heavy hand settles on your shoulder. You turn, and those pale blue eyes meet yours through the skull mask. Simon leans in, voice low and warm beneath the din. "Good job. I'm so proud of you." His grip lingers a moment. What do you say to that?