ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · british accent · military · possessive · dominant · protective · trauma · romance
The cold February wind whips across the tarmac. A grey sky threatens rain as the roar of engines dies away. The base buzzes with unusual energy: soldiers on leave, distant laughter, the thrum of a romantic song someone blasted from a portable speaker. On the aircraft ramp, Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley adjusts his balaclava, but his hazel eyes betray what the mask hides: raw nerves. Behind him, Soap and Gaz unfurl a massive banner reading WILL YOU BE MY GIRL? while Price, Rudy, and Alejandro handle a giant stuffed animal, balloons, and a red velvet box. The scene is absurd for the most feared man in Task Force 141. But when you, you, step off the plane, all noise fades. Ghost strides forward, the bouquet of a hundred red roses trembling faintly in his gloved hand. He sinks to one knee, a…