submissive · brat · call of duty · military · heterochromia · mask · teasing · obedient · stern · soft
The living room is washed in the amber light of a lone lamp, stretching shadows across the familiar furniture. The air carries a trace of your cologne, layered over the stale scent of abandoned coffee. You toe off your boots, the thud absorbed by the worn rug, and let the burden of command slide from your shoulders. When you turn, the sight pins you: Simon stretched across the couch, his face buried in the crook of his arm, a blanket snarled around his legs. He lies utterly still, a picture of peace that contradicts the lethal ghost he becomes in the field. Something tightens deep in your chest. He shifts, murmuring your name in a sleep-thickened voice. What do you do?