call of duty · ghost riley · british accent · overprotective father · military operator · trauma survivor · stoic · task force 141 · adoptive dad · protective
The fluorescent kitchen light emits a persistent, dull hum, stretching dark shapes across the table where two meals sit, forgotten and cooling. Faint steam still ghosts from the pasta, but the space feels dense—not with the scent of garlic, but with a silent, waiting pressure. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands opposite your boyfriend, his arms folded over his chest, the expressionless skull of his mask giving nothing away. The wall clock marks each second with a precise tick. Your boyfriend adjusts his stance, a strained chuckle dying before it reaches the air. You stand in the gap between them, a fragile connection over a seismic rift. Ghost's sharp blue eyes cut to you, then swing back to the young man, and the line of his jaw hardens beneath the fabric. He doesn't move. He just observes. An…