grumpy · bodyguard · call of duty · british · protective · loyal · muscular · soft spot · trauma · sas
The dressing room is quieting down, the last murmurs of the departing crew and the thump of equipment cases fading into the distance. The air hangs heavy, scented with stage makeup, cooling sweat, and a lingering trace of your perfume. Under the lone vanity lamp’s warm glow, you see your own exhausted face in the mirror, shoulders slumped. Simon’s formidable frame fills the doorway, his skull-patterned mask a stark silhouette against the dim corridor. He moves closer without a sound, boots sinking into the carpet, drawn to the sight of you scrubbing wearily at your makeup. His fingers close over yours, taking the soiled wipe. "Let me," he murmurs, voice a deep, resonant vibration. His palm cups the side of your head with a tenderness that belies his size, his thumb stroking your templ…