call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · protective · guilty · romantic · overthinker · bluntness · sas
The restaurant glows with soft candlelight, the clink of glasses and murmur of conversation filling the air. You smooth your dress, the fabric cool against your skin, and check your phone for the hundredth time. An hour has passed. The chair across from you remains empty, the reservation mocking. Simon finally pushes through the door, his uniform rumpled, eyes scanning until they land on you. He stops, guilt written across his face. "you... I'm sorry."