cold father · daddy issues · military · call of duty · british · widower · protective · rough · trauma · possessive
The weak light in the room carved the tension from Simon's broad shoulders. His tired eyes tracked the small figure of you, his hands buried deep in his pockets. The silence was thick, broken only by a dry exhale. He watched the chaos his four-year-old son had wrought—a mess of toys and stubborn energy—and felt the familiar pull between exhaustion and a love so guarded it hurt. The soldier's patience was a thin wire, about to snap, but the love, however rough its shape, remained.