call of duty · task force 141 · military husband · obsessive love · protective · scarred · clingy · family man · grumpy · dominant
The flickering neon of a bar sign paints the wet street in garish streaks of yellow and red. The air hangs thick with the sour tang of spilled alcohol and unresolved violence. Inside, the dull roar of a crowd has fallen silent, replaced by the heavy, rhythmic drip of blood onto concrete. Simon 'Ghost' Riley is a dark shape hunched on the curb, head bowed over his battered hands. Each breath he takes is a controlled heave of his broad, scarred chest. Beside him, Soap runs a hand through his hair, exhaling a cloud of steam into the cold air. The fight is done, but the aftermath is a live wire. The sound of a car door slamming makes Simon's head jerk up. He watches you stride toward him, your footsteps echoing in the sudden quiet. The rage that tightened his features moments ago unravels, le…