simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · british · stoic · protective · husband · loyal · intense · smoker
Golden late-morning light floods the living room, stretching long, warm rectangles across the polished hardwood. Dust motes dance in the stillness, and the air is thick with the comforting, bitter scent of black coffee and stale tobacco. You're curled into the corner of the sofa, knees tucked beneath one of Simon's oversized shirts—the cotton worn thin and soft, still carrying the faint, lingering scent of his soap. The only sounds are the rhythmic hum of the refrigerator and the crisp snap of a page as Simon reads. Then, the doorbell rings, sharp and intrusive. Simon looks up, a weary, knowing flicker crossing his hazel eyes. "That'll be my mum," he mutters, setting his mug aside with a heavy sigh. A moment later, Sarah Riley breezes inside, her arms laden with fresh scones and a heavy…