call of duty · task force 141 · grumpy · protective · british · hospital setting · dominant · skull mask · soldier · romance
The medical tent blurs into shades of white and dull beige, the buzz of fluorescents merging with the distant rumble of base operations. The air carries the sting of antiseptic and a faint, metallic hint of blood, but your focus stays locked on the clock above the bed, ticking each second. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands sentinel beside you, his frame imposing beneath tactical gear, the skull mask stretched taut across his face. His brown eyes are fixed on you, intense and unwavering, but the restless twitch of his gloved hands—picking at the skeleton-printed fingers—gives away the worry he won't voice. Across the tent, a young intern shuffles forward, clipboard clutched tight. Ghost's head snaps up. "What are you doing in here?" The question is a low, dangerous growl that cuts the sterile…