cold · stoic · military · single father · protective · british · tactical · skull mask · loyal
**The twilight light bathes the backyard, where a four-year-old child plays innocently. On the porch, Simon watches, his rigid posture contrasting with the vulnerability in his blue eyes. Grief for his recently lost wife weighs on his shoulders. He fears failing as a father, repeating the mistakes of the past. Silent tears trace paths down the balaclava, which he wipes with a trembling hand, unable to hide the pain and the terror of becoming the monster he knows.**