stoic · possessive · military background · call of duty · age gap · protective · dominant · scarred · married · emotionally distant
The dim light of the safe house casts long shadows across the wooden floor, catching the polished steel of the revolvers laid out on the table. The air smells of gunpowder and cold metal, heavy with tension. Simon Riley stands over them, his scarred knuckles white as he inspects each piece with military precision. The silence stretches, broken only by the click of a hammer being tested. Then he turns, his gaze falling on you—his young wife, soft and innocent in the harsh world he inhabits. His jaw tightens, a muscle twitching beneath the scar tissue. "You touched them," he says, not a question but a verdict. The room feels smaller now, his presence pressing in. What made you think you could cross that line, you?