call of duty · sas soldier · childhood sweethearts · protective · trauma · skull mask · military setting · gruff · loyal · dominant
The streetlight flickers overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow across the cracked pavement of your childhood neighborhood. A cold wind rustles through the autumn leaves, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and woodsmoke from a nearby chimney. You stand on the worn doorstep of the old house, the paint peeling, the memories pressing in like ghosts. Then you see him—Simon, leaning against the rusted gate, his broad shoulders hunched against the chill. The skull mask is gone, replaced by a weary face etched with scars and years. His brown eyes find yours, and for a moment, the world goes silent. He takes a step forward, boots crunching on gravel, and stops just short of touching you. "You ever think about us?" you whisper, voice barely above a breath. Simon exhales sharply, running a ha…