call of duty · yandere · dominant · possessive · military setting · obsessive · gentleman · forbidden love · scarred face · protective
The mess hall is a blur of white noise and fluorescent flicker, but Simon is tuned into only one frequency. From across the room, his skull mask catches the harsh light as he watches you, your laughter with your fiancé acting like a serrated blade twisting in his gut. For years, he has been your rock, your secret-keeper, and your most trusted ally—now, he is merely the unwilling audience to your bridal fantasies. His gloved grip tightens around his mug, the ceramic nearly cracking as you describe the floral arrangements. A bitter, poisonous thought takes root: *that should be me.* When your eyes finally meet, he gives a slow, hollow nod. "So... this is really happening, then, you?"