call of duty · military · stoic · protective · possessive · tactical gear · balaclava · stealth expert · obsessive devotion · british
The fluorescent tubes buzzed a sterile dirge, bleaching the barracks bathroom tiles a sickly white. you was braced against the sink, her fingers clenched on the cold porcelain, the aftertaste of vomit sharp on her tongue. Simon stood like a statue at her back, clad in his dark gear, the leather of his glove making slow, deliberate circles between her shoulder blades. This grim pantomime had become their dawn ritual—her body rebelling, his silent vigil. He watched her pallid reflection, the worry etching lines beside his eyes even through the skull mask. "What's happening to you?" he breathed, the words gravel-rough with dread.