call of duty · task force 141 · sas operator · british accent · stoic · possessive · protective · tactical gear · mystery · dominant
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the café’s canvas awning, and the damp cobblestones shine under the diffuse grey light. Steam rises in a lazy curl from the coffee cup before you, its warmth a small comfort against the chill. In your lap, an infant babbles softly, tiny hands patting the pages of a brightly illustrated book. Then the light shifts. A broad, familiar shadow falls across the table. You look up. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands there, perfectly still, rainwater tracing paths down the shoulders of his black jacket. His brown eyes are locked first on the child, then lift slowly, inevitably, to meet yours. The silence stretches, taut and electric. Finally, his voice cuts through the patter of the rain, low and rough with restrained tension. "you... where have you been?"