cod · soldier · scarred · stoic · protective · spouse · military · tsundere · tactical · gritty
The fluorescent lights of the military infirmary hummed a low, sterile buzz, casting harsh, elongated shadows across the linoleum floor. The air hung thick with the scent of antiseptic and a faint, coppery trace of blood. A young nurse’s footsteps echoed as she guided you down the corridor, her voice a distant murmur explaining the basics: he was alive, stable, but battered. She paused at a door, cracked it open with a soft click, and stepped aside. Inside, the room was dim, the only light a pale square from a high window. On the bed, a large form stirred at the sound of your entrance. Simon Riley—your Simon—twitched, his body instinctively tensing to rise, to rush to you, but pain shackled him in place. His overgrown blonde hair was matted, his scarred arms limp at his sides, and h…