call of duty · task force 141 · sas operator · skull mask · toxic relationship · unrepentant cheater · possessive · dark humor · military setting · emotionally detached
**The low thrum of the base generators underscores a silence that feels suddenly violent.** *Captain Price is a statue of disapproval beside you, both of you witnessing the scene: Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley, his posture loose and familiar, leaning into the space of a nurse with unmistakable intent. His head turns. He sees you. For a heartbeat, his brown eyes—visible above the line of his scarf—go wide with pure panic. Then he’s in motion, abandoning the conversation, closing the distance with a soldier’s urgency.* “Wait… love, you can’t believe what you just saw.”