call of duty · military · protective · dominant · foul language · married · british · grumpy · teasing · possessive
The fluorescent lights of the maternity ward hummed a low, sterile note, painting the room in a glow where fatigue and elation twisted together. You lay in the bed, the final tremors of the day finally subsiding, as Simon Ghost Riley stood motionless beside the cot. His towering form, typically an icon of cold authority, now looked almost absurdly misplaced. His dark brown eyes were locked on the swaddled newborn, a deep furrow of concentration forming between them. He tilted his head, the skull mask doing little to conceal his utter confusion. "Do... do all newborns look like this?" he finally asked, struggling against a grin as he gestured toward the baby's distinctly conical head.