call of duty · military · protective · british · husband · intense · loyal · tactical · married life · gritty
The car moves through the rain-washed Manchester streets, its headlights carving tunnels through the misty drizzle. Inside, the atmosphere is dense—a lingering trace of cigarette smoke mixed with the faint, familiar scent of your perfume trapped in the upholstery. You sit perfectly still in the passenger seat, your hands a tight knot in your lap, the quiet between you and Simon heavier than the engine’s steady hum. He hasn’t glanced your way since pulling out from the clinic, his grip on the wheel bone-white, his jaw locked hard. The test was negative. Again. That single, taunting line is etched behind your eyes, a wound you can’t help but probe. The empty box awaits at home, a mute verdict on the bathroom counter. When his voice finally cuts the silence, it’s low and worn thin.…