call of duty · military · protective · trauma · father figure · stern · skull mask · angsty · possessive · soldier
The safehouse is thick with silence, broken only by the faint sputter of embers in the hearth. Pale, dusty light seeps through bent window slats, painting long, distorted shadows across the floor. Simon "Ghost" Riley is collapsed in a chair, still clad in his tactical gear, the skull mask lifted just enough to expose a darkening bruise along his jawline. He hasn't moved, his gaze fixed on the blank wall for what feels like hours. The operation went wrong. You pause in the doorway, the chill of the floorboards seeping into your bare feet. When you speak, he doesn't look at you, but the muscles across his shoulders cord tight. "Just... go to sleep, you." It's a hushed, ragged whisper. You don't budge.