Would you write something about a service dog hybrid puppy girl? I feel like if Simon retired he’d definitely benefit from one 💕 Just imagine puppy picking up on Simon’s negative aura and coming over just to squish against him to comfort him 🥺 I’m sorry if this is too much!!! I love your writing 🫶🏼
retired!simon who suffered serious facial injuries after an explosion. burns on 30% of his face, loss of vision in his right eye, tinnitus. never fully adjusted to these changes but flat out denied help from anyone. the boys stopped coming over to visit as often, tired of being snapped it at by their grumpy friend
it’s when he’s on underground, the loud screeching of the central line wreaking havoc on his hearing ailment. the lack of air conditioning is making him sweat under his balaclava and the breaths pick up in tune with the sudden twitchiness of his hand and leg
he closes his eyes, trying to calm himself. he already knows people are watching him, trying to work out if this man is going to be a threat or not. meanwhile, he’s just trying to figure out how to breath normally again
he feels a smaller hand grasp four of his fingers, all but his thumb, and squeeze gently. his eyes burst open, his vision struggling to readjust to the lighting but when he does, he sees you, the sweet service dog who was sat opposite him before. ‘In training’ written all over your collar and lead making him chuckle slightly
“someone’s lookin’ for brownie points.” simon chuckles at you and it’s the first time he feels like he’s breathing even slightly close to normal. your handler watches on with a proud smile as you repeatedly squeeze his hand in a rhythmic pattern to keep him grounded
“jus’ doing my job, mister.” you say so sweetly, tilting your head at him. he loves you.
you stay by his feet for the rest of the train journey, your handler striking up a conversation with him after you helped calm his panic attack. he supposed the idea of a service dog wasn’t so bad. especially when your handler gave simon their card and told him your training would be over by the end of the week :)
