call of duty · military setting · protective · stoic · separation anxiety · trauma bonding · skull mask · loyal · intense romance · soldier
The sterile bathroom light flickered, casting long, jagged shadows against the tile. Simon stood rigid in the doorway, his mask hiding his expression but not the tension in his stance. In your trembling hand, a bottle of pills rattled softly—a desperate, silent scream against the separation. Price stood behind him, his face grim, witnessing the raw devastation of your bond. The air was thick with the weight of unsaid words and the General’s cruel decree. Simon’s eyes locked onto yours, piercing through the haze of exhaustion and anxiety, as the moment hung suspended in time.