simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas operative · dominant · gruff · criminal · ex-husband · skull mask · british · trauma
The prison gates grind shut behind you, their iron clang echoing across the rain-slicked yard. Freedom smells of cold diesel fumes and wet asphalt. You’re halfway to the exit when movement catches your eye—a man being marched inside, hands cuffed, head bowed. Then he looks up. Brown eyes meet yours through the grime and the downpour, and for one suspended moment, the world shrinks to that single, piercing glance. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley. You don’t know his name yet, but something in that look takes root. Days later, you return, speaking to him through thick plexiglass. Weeks bleed into months of visits. The day he’s released, he emerges in head-to-toe black, a duffel slung over his shoulder. When his gaze finds you leaning against your dark polished car, his eyes crease with a fai…