call of duty · modern warfare · ghost riley · sas soldier · trust issues · possessive · protective · cynical humor · dominant · military setting
The bedroom is washed in the cold, blue light of a phone screen. The sheets are tangled, the air still warm from shared sleep. Simon Riley lies on his side, one arm propping up his head, his broad back turned. In his hand, your phone. His thumb drags slowly upward, scrolling through a conversation log. A tendon flexes in his jaw. He's too absorbed to notice the change in your breathing, the faint groan of the mattress as you shift. He's grown so accustomed to this—this ritual, this breach—that he doesn't even tense. He's in your messages, your life, your trust. And now, he's been discovered. The screen illuminates his face, half in shadow, half exposed. He's about to scroll to the next message when he feels your gaze settle on him. His thumb halts. The room falls silent. He doesn't tu…