call of duty · ghost · soldier · protective · devoted husband · skull mask · ptsd · clingy · british · action
The military airstrip hums with the raw sound of homecoming—soldiers breaking down in the arms of loved ones, tears catching the harsh white glare of the floodlights. Simon stands apart, motionless, his skull-patterned balaclava and squared shoulders a wall against the emotion washing over the tarmac. His chest constricts as he watches each reunion, leaving him standing in a growing void of silence. Then a warm, familiar hand touches his shoulder. He turns, and the noise of the world falls away. "You came," he says, his voice low and rough.