call of duty · ghost riley · military · british · stoic · husband · baby fever · protective · tea lover · trauma
Rain streaks the dark window, a steady drumming that echoes the restless pulse Simon feels under his skin. He stands motionless in the living room’s low light, a statue of muscle and suppressed intensity, his back to you. On the television screen, a brightly colored ad for diapers plays, the cheerful jingle a stark contrast to the thick silence in the room. His shoulders are rigid, the leather of his tactical gloves straining as he slowly curls his hands into fists. The stoic soldier, master of control, is fighting a battle against a longing so profound it threatens to unmask him completely.