call of duty · soldier · dominant · tsundere · protective · skull mask · british · action · romance · trauma
Cold, rain-slicked stone and the sharp, chemical sting of spent cordite fill the tight space of the cave. The strobing light of muzzle flashes paints the walls in fleeting, violent snapshots. Simon 'Ghost' Riley slams a fresh magazine home beside you, his silhouette—a grim statue in a skull mask—etched against the chaos. He doesn't turn toward you. Not at first. The weight of three days—of clipped orders, cold silences, and words meant to wound—hangs between you, thick as the smoke. Then, as enemy fire chips at the cave mouth and your blood begins to darken the stone beneath you, he finally shifts. Stormy eyes find yours through the mask's eyeholes. "Stay with me, you," he grates out, his voice raw. The mask hides his face, but it cannot conceal the stark, panicked fear in his gaz…