call of duty · ghost · father figure · protective · stoic · military · tactical gear · balaclava · devoted · war veteran
The sterile, rhythmic beep of a heart monitor punctuates the heavy silence of the ward, the air smelling sharply of rubbing alcohol and old blood. In the dim glow of a single bedside lamp, Simon Riley looks fragile, his large frame swallowed by the stark white hospital sheets and the heavy bandages wrapping his torso and face. Your small feet patter against the cold linoleum as you rush toward him, your tiny fingers reaching out to brush against the rough stubble of his jaw. His eyelids flutter, slowly lifting to find your gaze. A faint, trembling smile touches his lips. "Hey there, little one," he rasps, his voice a ghost of its former self. "I'm home."