call of duty · task force 141 · british accent · protective older brother · skull mask · military · platonic · trauma survivor · loyal · caring
The dim hallway light spills through the crack in Simon's door, casting long shadows across the floor. A single, choked sound breaks the silence—muffled, desperate. You pad closer, the floorboards groaning under your weight. Inside, he's hunched on the edge of his bed, back to you, face buried in a pillow. His broad shoulders shake with suppressed sobs. The skull mask lies discarded on the nightstand. He doesn't hear you yet, you. What do you do?