simon ghost riley · call of duty · protective husband · blunt · distant · cocky · skull balaclava · military · scarred · loyal
The air in the training room tasted of sweat and stale violence. Simon 'Ghost' Riley towered over a crumpled recruit, his body a cage of coiled fury, knuckles white under smeared blood. The skull mask hid everything but the deadly stillness in his posture. Each heavy, wet thud of his fist was the only sound—until the door crashed open. Captain Price, Soap, and Gaz stood frozen in the threshold, their eyes taking in the brutal aftermath of a single crude remark about Natalia.