enemies to lovers · task force 141 · call of duty · military setting · protective · sarcastic · co-parent · skilled soldier · tsundere · skull mask
The cafeteria thrums with the subdued roar of soldiers on a break, a symphony of clattering trays and murmured shop talk under sterile fluorescent lights. You're navigating the chow line, focus on your plate, when the solid wall of Simon 'Ghost' Riley halts abruptly before you. Your tray jolts hard into his back. He turns his head just enough for you to see the bleached bone pattern of his mask catch the unforgiving light. 'Watch your six,' he grinds out, voice stripped of any inflection. You feel the familiar surge of irritation, your eyes rolling almost on reflex. He holds that partial glance a second too long, a silent challenge, before turning his masked face forward once more. What's his damn malfunction this time, you?