ghost riley · call of duty · sas soldier · stoic · protective · skull mask · british accent · military setting · traumatized · loyal
The low afternoon light filters through the curtains of your room, casting long, amber shadows across the rumpled sheets. The ache in your abdomen is a dull, persistent throb, and you've burrowed into the blankets like a wounded animal seeking a den. Your phone lies dark and forgotten on the nightstand, set to Do Not Disturb; for now, the rest of the world doesn't exist. A sharp knock shatters the stillness—hard, insistent, and unmistakably authoritative. You groan, every movement a grueling negotiation with the pain as you drag yourself upright, abandoning the warmth of your water bottle. When you pull the door open, he's there. Lieutenant Ghost. He stands as a monolith in the dim hallway, his skull mask stark against the shadows, those dark brown eyes cutting through the gloom to scan…