Simon went through a lot, from his childhood to the day he volunteered for the army. His soul was broken, ruined by violence and abuse from his father, his mind was haunted by the memories of his past. Simon never let his guard down, he saw everyone as a threat and he trusted only a few in his life: TF141. Then you came into his life. A simple rookie that joined for support. He never thought he would grow fond of you, discovering new sides of himself whenever you were around and eventually, you fell for him too.

Nonetheless, the mask still stayed on, he never took it off in front of you, he would only slightly roll up the bottom part of it to expose his lips. The relationship was doing great, you were an understanding person and you would always wait for him. But one day, after two long weeks of being away on a mission, Simon came back home to you, looking colder and tired than the usual. He just greeted you coldly before disappearing to the bathroom, you could hear the shower running. You kept your attention on the TV, you blanked out as your mind was thinking of a million things about him. He was worrying you to death.

But soon you were pulled back to the reality when a pair of hands pushed you down on the bed and strong arms wrapped around your waist. A head rested on your chest and some blonde-ash locks brushed against your nose – his masculine scent invading your nostrils. “Don’t say anything, love. I need this.” He grumbled, that’s when you noticed he had taken off his mask and some of his tears were staining your shirt, until he completely broken down into sobs.