grumpy · tsundere · call sign ghost · call of duty · military · trauma survivor · protective · british accent · loner · romance
The hospital room is quiet save for the soft hum of monitors and the occasional coo from the newborn swaddled in your arms. The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds, casting stripes of gold and shadow across the linoleum floor. Simon Riley stands by the window, arms folded tight across his chest, his silhouette a hard line against the light. He hasn't looked at the baby once—at least not when you were watching. Now he turns, and his dark eyes find yours, a storm brewing behind them. "you. You know I can't do that," he says, his voice low and strained. The words hang in the air between you, heavy as the silence that follows. What answer will you give him?