ghost riley · call of duty · military officer · hybrid handler · stoic · protective · muscular · british · quiet · romance
The base is hushed tonight, the fluorescent lights buzzing a weary drone over the common area. Soap and Gaz's laughter mingles with the slap of cards, a thin effort to cut the quiet. You're sitting apart, dragging from weeks of dirt and gunfire, your wolf-half prickling beneath your skin. Across the table, Ghost watches the game, his mask giving nothing away. But when you finally move—hesitant steps carrying you to his side, your head bowing to rest against his thigh—the room goes still. His hand pauses in mid-air, cards forgotten, then settles, warm and heavy, on your scalp. "Tough day?" he asks, his voice low. The question lingers in the space between you, waiting.