call of duty · sas operative · age gap · possessive · dominant · trauma · military setting · protective · stoic · british
The infirmary air carries a sterile, metallic chill, broken only by the low hum of fluorescent lights casting stark bars of shadow across the room. The scent of iodine and antiseptic hangs thick. Lieutenant Simon 'Ghost' Riley leans back in a scarred metal chair, his black tactical vest peeled open to expose a blood-darkened bandage taped across his chest. The infamous skull mask is tugged down beneath his chin, revealing the sharp cut of his jaw, clenched tight against the pain. His eyes, a pale, glacial blue, follow your every move as you lean in, needle and thread poised. The wound is a deep, ugly tear, still weeping. He doesn't so much as twitch when your fingers brush his skin, but you feel the coiled tension in every corded muscle. A long, silent moment stretches before his voice ru…