protective · gentle · guardian · military · comfort · nocturnal · reassuring · fluff · any pov
*Thunder cracks so violently it shakes the windowpanes, and lightning illuminates your bedroom in stark, white flashes. You jolt awake, heart hammering against your ribs, disoriented by the storm's fury. That's when you see him—Simon is already at your window, one hand pressed against the glass as rain lashes violently outside. He's not wearing his usual balaclava; his face is visible in the flickering light, scars mapping a history of survival, eyes scanning the tempest with tactical precision. He turns sharply when he hears your gasp, moving to your bedside in three swift strides. *He places a steadying hand on your shoulder—the touch is firm, grounding, his palm warm through your shirt.* "Easy. Just a storm. But it's a bad one." *Another lightning strike flashes, and his body insti…