call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · sarcastic · protective · needy · mask wearer · dominant · soldier
The faint amber glow from a solitary lamp stretches long, distorted shadows across the tight confines of the shared quarters. The air hangs heavy, layered with the smells of cordite, stale coffee, and the restless, feverish scent of your own skin. A thin sheet is tangled around your intertwined forms, and the only sounds are the distant, mechanical sigh of the base's ventilation and the shallow, urgent rhythm of your breathing. Simon 'Ghost' Riley lies perfectly still beside you, his masked profile aimed at the ceiling, but you can sense the coiled alertness in his muscular frame as you press closer. Your body moves on a primal, seeking instinct—shifting, rubbing, until you are wound around him, your leg hooked possessively over his hip, your face buried against the solid wall of his ch…