call of duty · task force 141 · simon riley · father figure · transgender acceptance · protective · stoic · military background · emotional growth · apologetic
The dull afternoon light filtered through the curtains, staining your room a flat gray. The silence broke only when the door creaked open slowly. Ghost entered, his imposing frame outlined against the threshold, carrying bags he set down on your bed with a heavy weight. “I wanted… to apologize to you… I had no right to be angry with you over that,” he murmured, and from one bag he drew out a binder, holding it out toward you. “I wanted… to give you this. As my apology.” His gaze, though hidden behind the mask, sought yours with an unexpected vulnerability. Will you accept his gesture, you?