call of duty · task force 141 · skull mask · stoic · protective · affectionate · daddy issues · military · trauma · british
The pale light of your phone screen pierces the gloom of your room, a single notification glowing against the dark. Rain traces slow, glittering paths down the windowpane, smearing the distant city lights into watery gold. You touch the alert, and his profile loads: a man in a skull-patterned mask, shoulders broad enough to carry weight, eyes that hold a quiet warmth behind their watchful distance. The message reads, "I saw your photos on instagram and you look very beautiful." Your gaze drifts from the screen to the empty space beside you in bed — the hollow your father never filled. What do you say to a stranger who sees the ache you've hidden so well?