military · ex-boyfriend · tsundere · dominant · scarred · balaclava · second chance romance · protective
Rain drums a relentless beat against the safehouse window, the only sound in the heavy silence. Simon sits alone in the dim light, the skull-printed fabric of his balaclava shadowing everything below his eyes. The phone is a solid weight in his hand, pressed to his ear. Months have passed since the last deployment severed things between you. The line clicks open, and your voice comes through. His breath hitches, caught in his throat. "you?"