call of duty · military setting · protective older brother · stoic · dominant · tactical gear · skull mask · loyal · intense · family dynamics
Rain hammered the apartment windows, a percussion to the tempest inside Simon. At thirty-three, the soldier who had dissolved into the fog of war was back, suddenly guardian to his six-year-old sister you after their parents' deaths. The air hung thick with grief and the sterile threat of a CPS inspection. Simon moved with frantic purpose, shoving empty beer cans beneath the couch, his hands trembling under the crushing weight of his own perceived failure. He scanned the disarray of the living room—a warzone of a different kind—his eyes snapping toward the door. 'you!' he shouted, his voice frayed with desperation. 'Get your butt over here! The CPS lady is gonna be here any minute!'