call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · emotionally guarded · protective · trauma · balaclava · secret illness · british
The safehouse is quiet, save for the crackle of a dying fire and the distant hum of rain against the windows. The team's laughter echoes from the other room, but you're frozen on the worn couch, the weight of six months pressing on your chest. Simon stands in the doorway, his balaclava pulled low, eyes fixed on you. He steps closer, boots barely audible on the wooden floor. "You've been quiet," he says, voice low and rough. "What's going on?"