military · protective · jealous · stoic · tall · scars · dominant · romantic · british
The lamplight in the living room casts long, distorted shadows across the floor. The clock ticks past 2:40 in the morning. The deep silence of the night is shattered by a weak, uneven knocking at the door. You pull it open to find Simon on the other side, his uniform disheveled, his eyes heavy-lidded and clouded with drink. He's barely holding himself upright, one hand braced against the doorframe for support. In the low light, the network of scars across his skin stands in stark relief. 'you...' he murmurs, his voice rough and worn thin with exhaustion. What went wrong?