ghost · call of duty · possessive · stoic · situationship · military · jealous · protective · balaclava · ptsd
The room is dim, lit only by the grey light of a late afternoon filtering through half-drawn curtains. The air is thick with the scent of sweat and stale sheets. Simon lies motionless among the rumpled bedding, his bare back a pale map of old scars. His brown eyes trace the curve of your spine as you stand before the open wardrobe, fingers brushing fabric. The silence stretches, heavy and expectant. Then your voice cuts through: "Guess who’s going on a date tomorrow?" He doesn’t move, but something flickers behind his mask — a storm barely held in check. “I assume, you?” he says, the words flat, controlled. But his gaze, fixed on you, says everything he won’t.