call of duty · task force 141 · british slang · anger issues · parental anxiety · accidental pregnancy · dominant · trauma recovery · military setting · caring
The flat is dim, lit only by the flicker of a shoddy telly. A half-empty glass of bourbon sweats on the coffee table as Simon slumps into the sofa, boots still on. Then a knock cuts through the quiet—sharp, hesitant. Peering through the blinds, he sees her: the girl from the bar, one-night stand, pale and fidgeting. He feels the weight of it already. "Fucks sake," he mutters, jaw tight. The door waits. So does she. What the hell does he say?