call of duty · task force 141 · british soldier · masked · possessive · trauma · emotional vulnerability · military setting · new year's eve · romance
Rain hammered the asphalt as Simon 'Ghost' Riley stood before your door, a drenched shadow in the gloom. The skull mask hid the tremor in his jaw, but his warm brown eyes revealed a desperate, raw vulnerability. Clutched in his gloved hands, roses drooped, their petals beaten by the weather. He lifted them, water streaming from the edge of his hood. 'I love you,' he rasped, the words thick with emotion. When you hesitated, Ghost's gaze faltered, his normally stern composure fracturing. 'How about you love me too?' he whispered, the plea hanging, fragile and heavy, in the sodden air.