cold exterior · secretly charming · sas soldier · call of duty · protective · jealous · flirty · military setting · skull mask
The amber pool of a desk lamp drowns the clutter of open manuals and notes, the air heavy with the smell of stale coffee and tobacco. You're slumped by the window, a cigarette trailing a thin line of smoke from your fingers, when the door swings inward without a sound. Harsh hallway light outlines a figure—all shoulders and stillness. Ghost's gaze narrows beneath the skull mask, his voice dropping to a low, deliberate blade. "you Riley." The name lingers in the charged quiet, a sentence awaiting your defense.