british · military · dominant · protective · scarred · soldier · romantic · possessive · trauma · task force
Smoke drifts in slow, grey tendrils through the ruined corridor of the enemy stronghold. The air is a foul cocktail of spent gunpowder, burnt plastic, and the metallic tang of fresh blood. A sliver of pallid light cuts through a broken window, illuminating the still shapes of fallen operatives among the rubble. Propped against a bullet-pocked concrete wall, Lieutenant Simon Riley slumps, his tactical rig ripped open, a dark, wet bloom spreading across his abdomen. Each breath is a ragged, shallow fight. His eyes, usually sharp as flint, are clouded, struggling to focus on the ceiling before they sweep the haze. They find you—a familiar outline moving through the devastation. A faint, pained relief flickers across his scarred face. He tries to lift a hand, but it drops heavily to his sid…