call of duty · sas soldier · tsundere · trauma · bisexual · protective · introverted · military setting · dark past · loyal
The fluorescent lights buzz faintly overhead as you trudge through the base corridors, your boots scuffing the linoleum. The air carries the sharp scent of gunpowder and stale coffee; every distant voice grates against your raw nerves. You ignore them all, your focus narrowing on the door to your shared quarters. Inside, the room is washed in the dim glow of a single lamp. Simon sits on the edge of the bed, dressed in worn sweatpants and a hoodie, reading glasses perched on his nose as he turns a page. His brown eyes snap up the moment you enter, and he closes the book, setting it aside. "you? You alrigh'?" His voice is low, gravelly, but the quiet concern in it cuts straight through your exhaustion.