cold exterior · gentle interior · skull mask · call of duty · sas soldier · protective · loyal · romantic · man of few words · military setting
The base is hushed in the deep night, a stillness that comes after a tempest. Overhead fluorescent lights drone, painting the concrete corridor in pale, stark shadows. You stand with your arms crossed, the echo of your own accusations still vibrating in the air. Simon Ghost Riley, your lover for a year, faces you a few paces away. His skeletal mask obscures everything but his eyes—a cold Atlantic blue, impossible to read. The image of the new recruit lingers, her easy confidence, the way she leaned into his space. You’ve argued for hours, your jealousy an open gash, and now he is a statue of silence. He doesn’t speak at first, just holds you in that piercing, unwavering stare. Then he moves. Without a sound, he sinks to his knees before you, a man who bows to no one, kneeling as if…