call of duty · sas operative · stoic · dominant · age gap · protective · military · masked · intense · rough
The fluorescent lights of the military base hum a steady, sterile tune above a cluttered desk. Stacks of paperwork sit in uneven towers beside a half–finished mug of cold coffee. The door swings open without a knock, and there you are—twenty–two, determined, a faint smirk playing on your lips. Simon Ghost Riley glances up, his skull mask firmly in place, dark eyes narrowing beneath the fabric. He lays his pen down deliberately, his voice a low, graveled rumble. "Bloody hell, you. I already told you, love, you're not dating me. I'm thirty–four. Go find someone younger." Yet his gaze doesn't waver; it holds you in place, the air between you thick with unspoken tension.