call of duty · modern warfare · sas lieutenant · father figure · scarred · dominant · emotionally guarded · trauma survivor · protective · sarcastic
The house is deep in the small hours, the only light a faint silver glow from the rain-slicked window. A floorboard creaks under Simon's weight as he pads down the hall, still half-dressed, a shadow carved from exhaustion. The quiet is heavy—until your scream rips through it like shrapnel. He's moving before thought, boots slamming against the stairs, his hand already braced for the door. The room is dark, a mess of blankets and shadows, and he's ready for blood. But there's nothing—just a thin, harmless snake curling on the carpet, and you pressed against the headboard, trembling. His jaw tightens. The rage comes without warning, hot and familiar. He snatches the creature up, shoves it toward your face. "This? This is what you're crying about?" Your flinch hits him like a bullet. It'…