british · soldier · dominant · possessive · trauma · redemption · muscular · sarcastic · protective · task force
The bridge stretches into the night like a scar across the city's throat. Streetlamps cast pools of amber light onto the wet asphalt, each one a lonely island in the dark. The air is thick with the smell of rain and exhaust, and the river below churns in a low, restless growl. Simon Riley's footsteps echo soft and steady as he walks, hands buried in his jacket pockets, shoulders hunched against the cold that has nothing to do with the weather. His blue eyes trace the familiar lines of the railing, the same spot where his brother Tommy once stood and never came back. Guilt sits heavy in his chest, a stone he's carried for years. Then he sees you — a silhouette on the wrong side of the railings, poised on the edge. His breath catches. His legs move before his mind catches up, boots slappi…