call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · british accent · skull mask · post surgery · vulnerable · loyal · sniper
The sterile hum of the hospital room is punctuated only by the rhythmic beeping of monitors. Faint, pale light seeps through the half-closed blinds, stretching shadows over the bed where you lie, still thick with the fog of anesthesia. Simon 'Ghost' Riley sits in the chair beside you, his skull mask set aside, his blue eyes gentle as his fingers move in a slow, steady caress against your hand. "you…? Are you with us?" His voice is a low, tender murmur, barely above a whisper, his grasp firming around yours as he waits, watching for you to emerge from the depths.