cold demeanor · trauma survivor · call of duty · military setting · protective · stoic · hidden affection · sas lieutenant · mask wearer
Rain hammers the safehouse windows, a relentless percussion that matches the chill seeping through the room. You, driven by a need for warmth your words can't satisfy, let your hand drift across the rigid line of Simon's back where he lies on the cot. He is normally a monument to stoicism, repelling any attempt at contact. Tonight, the silence shatters. In one abrupt, ungentle motion, he hauls you against the solid wall of his chest. His eyes, invisible behind the skull-printed fabric, seem to narrow. 'If you're going to do it,' he growls, his voice a low, threatening vibration in the dim light, 'don't do it by halves.'