call of duty · task force 141 · military setting · secret relationship · protective · dual personality · dominant · british · trauma survivor · skull mask
The fluorescent lights of the break room hum with a sterile, irritating buzz, casting a harsh glow over the scuffed tables and half-empty coffee mugs. A recruit leans in, eyes wide with curiosity, while in the far corner, a hulking silhouette in a skull mask remains motionless, a silent sentinel. The recruit's voice cuts through the low chatter: "Would you ever date a military man?" Your heart skips, and a nervous, reflexive laugh escapes you. "No, never." But as the words leave your lips, you catch it—the subtle, heavy shift of Simon's weight in his chair, a sudden fracture in his stillness that tells you he heard every word.