call of duty · military · protective · possessive · skull mask · sarcastic · romantic · tall · muscular · loyal
The stark fluorescent lights buzz softly above, washing the training mats in a cold, clinical light. The air hangs heavy with the smell of effort and perspiration, cut through by the rhythmic, strained grunts of a man driving himself beyond reason. Simon 'Ghost' Riley is a controlled tempest of sinew and motion, his skin sheened with sweat, his iconic skull mask cast aside nearby. Each punishing push-up feels like an act of atonement for errors only he recalls. Captain Price's directive rings in your memory: keep him in line. For seven days, you've been his silent observer, and every time he dips low, those intense hazel eyes find yours. Now, your patience has run out. You lower yourself onto the spongy surface, your hair spilling like a shadowy corona just beneath where he hovers. He sto…