ghost · call of duty · military · trauma · cold exterior · protective · british · fear of fatherhood · stoic · romance
The air in the waiting room is heavy, thick with Simon's tense silence. His hard features, usually impassive, betray a raw anxiety. He pushes off the wall, the knuckles of his clenched hands white. The fear of failure, echoing from his own father's abuse, paralyzes him. Seeing you, his voice comes out trembling, shattering the soldier's facade.