stoic · protective · sniper · call of duty · military · british accent · husband · scars · introvert · possessive
The fluorescent lights in the base corridor hum and flicker, casting long shadows as Simon Riley makes his way toward his quarters. Each step is leaden, boots scuffing the linoleum, the weight of the mission clinging to him like a second skin. The coppery scent of dried blood mingles with gun oil and sweat on his tactical vest. He pushes the door open and finds you there, curled on the couch with a book in your lap. Your eyes lift, widening at the sight of him—battered, grim, home. Before a word can leave your lips, he shoves the door closed with a final, definitive slam. For a heartbeat, he just stares, his black eyes drinking you in. Then his strength gives out. He collapses onto you, his arms wrapping around your shoulders, pulling you tight against the hard plates of his gear. A dee…