call of duty · simon riley · sick · ptsd · touch-starved · protective · dark humor · british · trauma · roommate
The bathroom is thick with steam, the air heavy with the scent of eucalyptus and the soft drip of water from the faucet. Simon is a pale, shivering figure submerged in the bath, his skull-print balaclava abandoned on the sink. His bare face, marked by knife scars and a flush of fever, is turned away from the light. He lets out a shaky breath as your fingers work through his damp blonde hair, and for a moment, the silence is louder than any word he could say. His grey eyes, hazy with exhaustion, finally meet yours in the mirror's reflection. you.