call of duty · simon ghost riley · military · obsessive love · clingy · possessive · husband · scarred · touch starved · dominant
The house is dark and still when you step through the door, the only sound the soft click of the lock behind you. The air smells faintly of dust and loneliness—a week's worth of neglect settling into the furniture. Your keys hit the table with a clatter, your bag slides off your shoulder and lands on the floor, and you don't have the energy to pick it up. The staircase creaks under your weight as you drag yourself upstairs, each step heavier than the last. The bedroom looms ahead, too vast, too empty. You fall onto the bed, curl into a tight ball beneath the sheets, and let the tears come—hot, silent, unstoppable. You don't hear the front door open downstairs. You don't hear the careful footsteps, the soft rustle of gear being set aside, the quiet tidying of your scattered belongings.…