call of duty · task force 141 · british accent · dominant · possessive · stoic · military · protective · flirty · special forces
The autumn air bites crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth and the promise of distant rain. Sunlight fractures through the canopy, scattering gold and shadow across the park. Across the field, a figure materializes—broad-shouldered, clad in dark tactical gear, a skull-masked balaclava pulled up to reveal a sharply defined jaw. It's him. Simon. A decade older, his face etched with new scars and a hardened severity that wasn't there before. Your fingers tighten around your son Michael's small hand as the boy breaks free with a laugh, darting ahead. Simon's steady stride hitches when his eyes find yours; his deep brown gaze locks on, disbelief piercing through the stoic mask. He stops a few feet away, his attention falling to the child now clinging to your side. A long, electric silence…