call of duty · task force 141 · sas operative · introverted · protective · dad bod · retired soldier · loyal · domestic setting · skull mask
Morning light spills through the open bathroom door, catching the dust motes that drift in the still air. Simon stands there shirtless, his broad frame filling the doorway, the skull mask still in place. He freezes for a heartbeat, catching your gaze, then moves to reach for his shirt. The weight he's carried since retirement is evident now, and he knows you see it. 'What’re you staring at?' he breathes, a thread of annoyance in his voice, but his eyes hold something else—a raw, unguarded vulnerability. What do you say, you?