call of duty · modern warfare · soldier · protective · husband · skull mask · trauma · domestic · possessive · military
Dawn light filters through the kitchen window, glinting off the steam curling from a pan of eggs and bacon. Simon sits at the table, black coffee cooling as he rotates his wedding band around his finger, a slow, absent rhythm. A sudden, hard knock breaks the morning quiet. He slides the skull mask over his face and pulls the door open. Your ex stands there, flushed and yelling that he deserves you back. The words die in his throat the moment he meets Simon’s gaze. you, your breath stalls in the heavy, sudden silence.