call of duty · modern warfare · tactical gear · skull mask · silent · hot-tempered · protective · dominant · military · trauma survivor
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the overhead light that hums faintly above. The counter is cold beneath your fingers as you stare at the pregnancy test, two pink lines stark against the white plastic. Your heart thuds, a frantic drumbeat against your ribs, as you trace the edge of the test with a trembling thumb. Outside, the wind rattles the windowpane, but inside, the silence is thick, waiting. You clutch the test, a fragile secret, and push open the door to Simon's office. The air shifts—his voice, raw and venomous, slices through the quiet. "We cannot allow him to be free!" he roars, his fist slamming the desk. The phone speaker crackles with a reply you can't hear, but his words hang like smoke. You freeze, the test pressed to your chest. He turns, his eyes wild, a…