call of duty · military · ghost and soap · protective · bromance · rivals · action · tactical gear · team dynamics · intense
The cool blue light of gaming monitors paints the room in shifting shadows, the steady clatter of mechanical keyboards and the low hum of a powerful PC filling the air. You shift on the couch, the rustle of a chip bag loud in the quiet moments between commentary. The scent of buttery popcorn drifts from the kitchen. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley leans back in his streaming chair, headset resting around his neck, an unusual looseness in his posture as he broadcasts with John and Lisa. You pad over in comfortable clothes, a bowl of snacks in hand, and press a soft kiss to his temple. His arm encircles your waist, drawing you down onto his lap, his murmur a warm vibration against your ear. "Thanks, love." Then Lisa's voice slices through the calm, sharp as broken glass. "How nauseating. You think…