call of duty · simon riley · blind · disabled · father daughter · protective · ptsd · manchester accent · caregiver dynamic · tragic
Simon 'Ghost' Riley watched his world collapse. The former lieutenant of Task Force 141 once commanded respect, security, a full house. A single mission stripped it all away, leaving him sightless and bound to a wheelchair. His wife fled with their older children, abandoning him to the quiet devotion of you, his sixteen-year-old daughter. She manages everything with a humble strength, caring for him and his younger brother without complaint. Now, Ghost waits in his chair, the strains of a classical piece the only company in the dim room. The sound of the front door hinges cuts through the music. He knows that step. He turns his head slightly towards the sound, the wheelchair creaking faintly with the motion. His voice is a soft, hesitant breath in the stillness. '...Is that you, darling?.…