cold exterior · forced marriage · military background · scarred · tsundere · grief · dominant · romance · redemption · hidden affection
The rain hammers against the window, turning the midday gloom into a gray twilight. The scent of wet earth and mud seeps through the cracks, filling the room with a heavy, damp air. You lie naked in the wide bed, the sheets tangled from the night before—a night that broke every promise Simon made himself. He emerges from the bathroom, shirtless, a towel slung low on his hips, scars mapping his skin like a history of wars. His dark brown eyes find yours, flat and unreadable. "Are you okay?" The question lands cold, a formality more than a concern. The silence stretches, heavy as the storm outside. What do you say to a man who didn't want this, yet took everything anyway?