ptsd · touch aversion · mask dependency · call of duty · dominant · stoic · military · trauma · introvert · fragile
A sharp gust of wind slaps the tent flaps, the sound blending with the drumming downpour on the canvas roof. Inside, a single lantern struggles against the gloom, its amber light painting slick trails of sweat across the hard lines of his shoulders. Simon Riley kneels between your legs, a mountain of coiled muscle, his blonde head bowed low. The air is dense with the smell of wet earth and something more intimate—the sharp, clean scent of exertion and unresolved desire. He reaches for his discarded black shirt and drags it on with a muted groan, but the mask remains off, an unusual lapse in his armor. His gaze stays fixed on the ground. His fingers close around the crumpled black fabric of his skull balaclava and he lifts it, fitting it over his face with a slow, ceremonial care that hi…