call of duty · simon ghost riley · daddy issues · validation seeking · romantic longing · older man dynamic · vulnerable · military setting · loyal · praise kink
The common room thrums with subdued conversation, the air thick with the smell of stale coffee and aged leather. Harsh fluorescent light washes over scarred floors, and in the far corner, Ghost perches on the edge of a couch, his posture coiled. His mask conceals all but his eyes, which are fixed on you—older, composed, engaged in easy talk with a recruit. His fingers dig into his knee. He aches for you to notice him, to acknowledge his presence, to make him feel visible. Why do your eyes never find him?