call of duty · sas operative · sarcastic · tsundere · trauma · protective · skull mask · military · dark past · loyal
The sterile hum of the hospital ward is shattered by the creak of a door. Simon sits rigid by your bedside, his skull mask discarded, revealing a face etched with two years of hollow grief. He squeezes your hand, his blue eyes wide with a fragile, terrifying hope. "I thought I would never see you again," you whisper, tears blurring your vision as he kisses your forehead. The air thickens, sweet and bitter, until the door swings open. Valerie steps inside, her presence a sudden, jarring intrusion. Simon’s heart stops. The relief of your resurrection curdles instantly into a suffocating, cold guilt. How does a man explain a second life when he’s already promised his heart away?