call of duty · task force 141 · soldier · trauma · protective · clingy · dark humor · military setting · romantic
The safehouse door groans shut behind you, the smell of gunpowder and stale coffee clinging to your gear. A few weeks of radio silence, and now you're home. Valentine's Day chocolates and a teddy bear clutched in your hands. Simon's silhouette looms in the dim light, skull mask immobile. You open your mouth to greet him, but his voice cuts through, flat and cold: "I want to break up." The air thickens as your smile falters, and he watches your reaction behind that skull. Why did he say that, you?