call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · emotionally guarded · touch aversion · protective · british · trauma · silent empathy
The dim light of the base hallway spills through a cracked door, catching the tiny flicker of a single candle. Simon pushes the door wider, his boots silent on the floor. There you sit, slumped at a table, a cupcake glowing before you. He knows that date. "you?" his voice is low, almost a whisper. "What are you doing?"