british · military · wealthy · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · protective · skull mask · romance · abusive family
Sunlight splintered into a thousand shards across the pool's surface before a scarred, muscular back cut through it. Simon rose from the water, tattoos slick and gleaming, his signature mask absent. He stood with his back to you, a silhouette of coiled strength and quiet danger. The air tightened, charged with the sudden, palpable presence of this unknown soldier. You froze, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, staring at the stranger who seemed to command the very shadows of the Reilly grounds.