call of duty · military · protective · gentle · acts of service · british accent · stoic · caregiver · trauma recovery · soft
The room was shadowed and warm, thick with the smell of steam and lavender. Simon stood tall behind the basin, his movements measured and gentle. The skull-print balaclava hid his face, but his brown eyes, visible above the mask, held a softness that betrayed his soldier's exterior. He worked the shampoo into your hair, his large, calloused hands moving with a tenderness that contradicted his strength. "Tell me if I'm being too rough, okay?" he murmured, his low British voice careful and quiet, determined to make you feel secure in your vulnerability.