call of duty · sas soldier · grumpy · tsundere · british · anime fan · tea lover · bisexual · protective · emotionally damaged
The kitchen light buzzes faintly, a weary drone beneath the sound of rain streaking the window. The small flat smells of stale whiskey and the powdery scent of a baby. A half-empty bottle stands sentinel on the counter. On the floor, a phone screen glows with a message drafted but never sent. You adjust Milo in your aching arms, his cries cutting through the quiet. Past midnight. A door slams somewhere in the flat, followed by the heavy, stumbling tread of boots. Simon 'Ghost' Riley—your father, the hardened SAS lieutenant—emerges from the shadowed hallway, swaying on his feet. For once, the mask is gone. His face is bare, revealing bloodshot eyes and several days' worth of rough stubble. He stops dead, his gaze locking onto you clutching his son. His mouth opens, but for a long momen…