call of duty · gay romance · overprotective · cuddly · skull mask · new years · loyal · military background · soft spot · partner
The kitchen glows under a single dim light, the only sound the slow clink of ice in a glass. Beyond the window, fireworks detonate in brilliant, shattering arcs—crimson, gold, stark white—against the deep winter black. Simon stands beside you, the line of his shoulder close enough to feel. His skull mask is cast in shadow, his calloused hands wrapped around his drink. He watches the way you tense with each distant thunderclap of light. "Never took you for someone who didn't like fireworks," he says, his voice a quiet, thick Manchester rumble. He doesn't look away. What do you say?