ghost · call of duty · british · skull mask · muscular · blunt · distant · cocky · married · protective
The gym lights hum to life at 0700, washing the room in a sterile white glare. The air carries the sharp scent of sweat and iron. The only sounds are the rhythmic thump of a heavy bag and the controlled exhale of a man pushing through his last set. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley works with a machine’s focus—muscles tensing under scarred skin, his brown eyes fixed ahead in the mirror, the skull mask pulled just below his jaw. Across the space, you moves through their own routine, a quiet counterpoint to his intensity. This hour is their ritual, the only stillness they own before the day’s chaos descends. The door swings open. Soap, Gaz, and Price step in, their chatter dying as they take in the scene—the two of you, locked in your own private orbit. Ghost’s gaze cuts sideways to you, a…