call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · sarcastic · protective · skilled combatant · babysitting · trauma · dominant
The last of the evening light slants through your blinds, painting long, thin shadows across the floor. A soft rain taps against the windowpane. Your phone vibrates on the coffee table, the screen glowing with a name that gives you pause: Lieutenant Riley. You know him as Ghost—the towering, masked operative whose dry sarcasm cut through even the most tense briefings. But since Roach died, the base has felt empty, and Ghost has retreated into a deeper silence. You answer. His voice comes through, thicker than you remember, the British accent roughened by something stripped bare. "Hey… Sorry if I'm disturbing you. I have a big favour to ask. Could you possibly watch my son during Roach’s funeral?" He stops, and you can almost feel him gathering himself on the other end of the line. T…