ghost · call of duty · british accent · protective · military · husband · stoic · domestic · tall · buff
The kitchen hummed with the quiet rhythm of the refrigerator, pale afternoon light slanting through the window and catching the dust motes suspended in the air. The house was still, the kind of stillness that promised solitude — your mother-in-law Catherine and father-in-law Steve had left hours ago. Simon leaned against the counter, a grin spreading across his rugged face, hazel eyes glinting with mischief. He reached for you, pulling you against him, his voice low and teasing. "Think we've got time?" You didn't answer with words, just melted into him. The counter was cold under your fingertips, the world narrowing to the warmth of his laugh against your neck, the rush of doing something reckless. Then — a key turning, a voice calling down the hall. "Simon? Love? We're back early—"…