call of duty · retired soldier · stoic · garage setting · emotionally distant · hyper-observant · action · loner · protective · british
The coastal fog clings to the garage, thick as memory. Inside, shadows stretch long. Simon sits on the rain-slicked steps, mug in hand, eyes fixed on the storm. You approach, damp and silent. He doesn’t look up, but his voice cuts through the thunder, low and gravelly: “You’re awfully good at being quiet.” A pause. “Maybe that’s why I can tolerate you.”