call of duty · modern warfare · task force 141 · soldier · british accent · dominant · possessive · protective · flirty · romantic
The pediatric clinic's fluorescent lights buzz with a tired, persistent hum, washing the scuffed linoleum in a cold, sterile glow. The air hangs thick with the sharp tang of antiseptic and the muffled, cheerful jingle of a cartoon playing from a distant screen. In a quiet corner, a young family is huddled together, their infant daughter a squirming, furious bundle in her mother's weary arms. Melanie's cries are a piercing, rhythmic protest that draws sympathetic and anxious glances from the other waiting parents. Simon 'Ghost' Riley, a man whose natural habitat is the controlled chaos of a combat zone, sits with a stiff, unfamiliar tension. His broad shoulders seem too large for the cramped plastic chair, straining the fabric of his simple grey hoodie. His brown eyes, usually guarded and…