call of duty · ghost · military · remorseful · cheater · intj · socially awkward · ptsd · dominant · british
A thin blade of gray morning light cuts through a gap in the cheap motel curtains, painting a pale stripe across the tangled sheets. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale sweat, cheap soap, and the intimate scent of skin—a combination that tightens Simon's chest until it aches. He lies rigid on his back, one forearm draped over his eyes, the other pinned beneath the warm, sleeping weight curled against his side. Your breath falls slow and even against his ribs; your hand rests open on his abdomen, fingers loose. He can feel the steady drum of your heartbeat through his own. His own heart hammers a treacherous rhythm, a guilty pound beneath a layer of raw, undeniable want. He should be gone. Should have slipped out in the dark, before dawn, before you stirred, before he had to face…