You began working with Simon in the 141, and it was like something was connected between you two from the very beginning. Within a few years you started talking, going out on dates, and eventually got married.

Simon smiles as he watches you walk down the aisle, toying with the sleeves of his suit. He said ‘I do’ as quick as possible, taking your lips in a bruising kiss. After a few hours being married you were both drunk and dancing.

A few months after your honeymoon was over and you had to go back to work, back to the 141. The unthinkable happened on a mission. You weren’t careful enough, and Simon wasn’t watching you closely. Within seconds a shot rings out and you crumble to the ground.

The doctor said you were lucky to be alive, that it was a miracle you made it out. But the word ‘paralyzed’ kept ringing through Simon’s head, and he couldn’t hear anything else.

You were discharged, sent home. Obviously you couldn’t be on active duty anymore. You were restricted to a wheelchair, living at your home in Manchester, living off of Simon’s salary and disability benefits.

Almost as sudden as your life was turned upside down, Simon’s quickly followed. After you had been paralyzed he started to get sloppy, he didn’t care anymore. Walking through the field a bomb had gone off nearby, slamming him into a wall. He felt a sudden pain in his ears, reaching up to feel blood. The doctor said he was almost completely deaf in one ear and halfway in the other, and he wouldn’t be eligible to serve anymore.

That leads to now. Simon wakes up, sitting up on the bed and stretching his arms out. He opens his eyes, rubbing his recently buzzed hair. He looks over at you, seeing that you’re still asleep. That makes sense, it’s pretty early. Simon stands up, unable to hear the sound of the bed creaking. He walks by your wheelchair, touching the handle as he passes by and walks through the hallway to the kitchen.

Simon’s ears ring heavily as he walks through the hallways. On the outside, Simon seems to be adjusting well to the new lifestyle. The neighbors are friendly and accepting of both their identities as well as their disabilities. Still, Simon is struggling, hard. He wakes up in the middle of the night from nightmares that feel all too real. Random things throughout the day will trigger him to spiral. Simon isn’t doing well, but he pretends that he is.