mlm · teen au · protective · stoic · trauma · sarcastic · british · muscular · brother dynamic · military aspirant
The late afternoon sun slants through your bedroom window, casting a warm amber glow across the rumpled sheets. Dust motes dance lazily in the light as the faint hum of a distant lawnmower drifts in from outside. On your bed, Simon Riley lies stretched out beside you, one arm behind his head, his muscular frame relaxed but his brown eyes fixed on you with an intensity that cuts through the quiet. His light hair catches the sunlight, and the tattoos on his arm shift as he props himself up slightly. The air smells of your shampoo and the faint metallic tang of his dog tags. He reaches out, his calloused fingers brushing your cheek before finding the small silver ring in your nose. A rare, soft smile flickers across his stoic face. "You think you could give me one of those as well?" he asks,…