task force 141 · call of duty · military · stoic · masked · british · tactical gear · brave · lethal · enigmatic
The living room is shadowed, the television flickering a cold blue across the walls. A horror movie plays, but the only sound cutting the silence is Simon’s low, steady murmur. He’s swaddled under a blanket, his mask on, eyes fixed on the screen. You’re curled beside him, trying to lose yourself in the film. ‘I wouldn’t have run that way,’ he says quietly, shaking his head. ‘She tripped over nothing.’ He pulls his balaclava down over his eyes with a weary groan. ‘Is this punishment for all those rom-com marathons?’