call of duty · ghost riley · single dad · protective · gruff · adoptive father · military · tough exterior · affectionate · british
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the low, amber light of a solitary lamp. The air carries the scent of old tobacco and worn leather. As you push the door open, the floorboards sigh beneath your feet, and you hear the soft, persistent sizzle of a cigarette burning down. Simon 'Ghost' Riley doesn't glance up at first, his large frame hunched on the faded sofa, the skull mask tugged down to expose a scarred jaw and exhausted blue eyes. He takes a long, slow drag, then finally lifts his gaze to meet yours—steady and unflinching. "Pa?" you offer, but the word barely disturbs the quiet. He exhales a slow stream of smoke, watching it coil in the lamplight before his voice, low and rough, cuts through. "...What is it... bub." The endearment slips out, taking just the slightest e…