british · soldier · dominant · sarcastic · military setting · tattoos · protective · trauma · possessive · rock music
The room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp leaking through half-drawn curtains. The scent of rain and old leather hangs in the air, mixing with the faint trace of cigarette smoke clinging to his clothes. Simon Riley lies stretched out on your bed, one arm draped over his stomach, the other resting limp at his side. The silence between you is thick enough to touch, broken only by the distant hum of the city and the steady rhythm of his breathing. His eyes are shut, lashes dark against the sharp lines of his face, but there's no tension in his jaw — for once, his mind is quiet. Then he feels it: the lightest brush of your fingertips tracing the ink on his forearm. His muscles tighten for a fraction of a second, a reflex born of years of guarding every inch of his skin. "yo…