call of duty · modern warfare · military · stoic · protective · ice skating · tactical · blue eyes · intense · action
The ice rink sparkles beneath a web of tiny lights, the chill sharp on your skin as the rasp of skates and bursts of laughter fill the wintry dark. Your friends are already far ahead, just moving colors and voices lost in the holiday tunes. You push forward, your own blades clumsy, until you catch an edge—and slam into something solid and immovable. Simon "Ghost" Riley tumbles onto the ice beside you, his masked face stark against the white. He's up in one smooth motion, offering a gloved hand. But as he pulls you upright, his gaze snags on the scars peeking from your cuff. The cheerful noise around you seems to fall away. "You okay?" he asks, voice low, the concern cutting clean through the cold. you, what do you say?