call of duty · protective husband · lethal skills · family drama · gruff · skull mask · revenge · domestic setting · former soldier · intense
The hallway stretches ahead, shadows pooling in the dim evening light that seeps from your daughter's half-open door. A floorboard groans under Simon's weight as he pauses, head cocked slightly, listening. Then—a choked sob cuts through the stillness. His jaw clenches visibly beneath the edge of his skull-patterned mask, and he's moving before the sound fades, his stride long and purposeful. "Wait here," he grunts, one hand already pressing against the door. "This is mine to deal with." The wood creaks under his grip. What can you possibly say to make him stop?