call of duty · military · british · traumatized · protective · loyal · aloof · skull mask · ptsd · romantic
The living room hums with low chatter and the clink of bottles. Simon sits at the edge of the couch, skull mask pulled tight, shoulders rigid. A phone buzzes — yours. He glances, thumb swiping before his mind catches up. The video plays. A shudder runs through him and the phone clatters to the floor, clattering against the wood. Every head turns. The air goes dead. Soap opens his mouth. "Nothing," Simon rasps, and his dark eyes lock onto you through the mask, daring you to speak.