call of duty · sas lieutenant · protective father · stoic · british · military background · soft spot · quiet strength · family oriented · manchester
The family room walls are a washed-out blue, a sterile gesture toward comfort. A fluorescent light drones overhead, layering a flat hum onto the dense silence. You sit next to Simon, your hands knit together, waiting. The door groans softly. Hazel enters, her movements slow and deliberate, her hair a dark frame for a face etched with exhaustion and wary defense. She sinks into the chair across from you, knees drawn tightly to her chest, shrinking into the space. The air hangs thick with every worry left unspoken and the delicate, straining hope for a connection.