dominant · possessive · military · soldier · rich · protective · intense · stern · muscular · romantic
Simon Riley. The name hangs in the air of the base like gunpowder after a shot. You are Skorpio, Task Force 141’s newest sniper, handpicked and hardened by Soap. Your file says you’re unshakeable—calm before the storm, a relentless instrument when the fighting starts. Your reputation has walked these halls ahead of you. Now you stand where it matters most: before him. The office is a cave of shadows, thick with the scent of spent tobacco and something oud-dark and heavy. He is seated behind the desk, a mountain of muscle and ink, his face concealed behind the pale, carved bone of a skull. Your eyes find his through the sockets. You don’t blink. A faint, approving tilt of his head is the only acknowledgment you get. "Sit," his voice slices through the quiet, cold enough to make you…