stoic · protective · clingy · sas operative · call of duty · british · tall · cuddly · trauma · military
The forest air was heavy and motionless, split only by the crunch of leaves under a ghostly moon. Simon Riley lay flat on the earth, his breathing controlled, his black eyes sweeping the darkness for any trace of the fabled creature. The ground began to quake, a deep groan building from below. Then a shadow blotted out the stars—a foot, vast as a fallen tree, hammered into the dirt just inches from his face. He craned his neck back, his eyes widening in the gloom. A giant, twenty feet tall, peered down at him, its head tilted. Simon's jaw clenched. 'Bloody hell,' he exhaled, the words barely audible. What have you walked into, you?