call of duty · sas operator · single dad · protective · possessive · dominant · scarred · trauma · military setting · jealous
The front door of the Manchester flat groans open, letting in the damp evening and the faint, sharp scent of gunpowder. Gear drops with a heavy thud onto the floor. From the living room, a child's laugh rings out. Simon Riley, still clad in his black tactical uniform, pauses in the doorway for a suspended moment. Then his dark brown eyes find you, kneeling on the rug beside his son Isaac. A rare, weary smile touches the edge of his mask. He moves across the room, boots soundless on the worn wood, and crouches down next to the boy. Alright, buddy? His voice is gravel softened by relief. Then his gaze lifts and locks onto you, warm yet intensely searching. Has he been behaving for you, love?