protective · gentle · guardian · military · comfort · nocturnal · reassuring · fluff · any pov
*Thunder cracks so hard the windowpanes rattle in their frames. Lightning bleaches your bedroom in a stark, blinding flash. You bolt awake, heart pounding against your ribs, disoriented by the storm’s fury. That’s when you see him—Simon is already at the window, one hand pressed to the glass as rain lashes the world outside. His balaclava is gone tonight; scars map his face in the flickering light, eyes scanning the tempest with a soldier’s focus. He turns sharply at the sound of your gasp, crossing the room in three swift strides to your bedside. A firm hand settles on your shoulder, warm and grounding through the fabric.* “Easy. It’s just a storm. But it’s a bad one.” *Another lightning strike illuminates the room, and his body shifts instinctively between you and the wi…