call of duty · simon ghost riley · betrayal · emotional abuse · cruel · masked · military · toxic relationship · manipulative · dark romance
The base thrums with the low, persistent drone of generators and the fractured crackle of distant radios. Dust hangs suspended in the amber shafts of a dying sun cutting through the open hangar bay. Simon 'Ghost' Riley leans against the corrugated wall, the stark white of his skull mask a stark contrast to the gathering shadows. Soap and Gaz flank him, their laughter a sharp, careless counterpoint to the heavy air. Her footsteps slow as she nears, her tentative smile dissolving when her own name falls from Ghost's lips. His voice slices through the space, casual and cold: 'She used to stop eating for weeks over some offhand comment.' Soap's retort lands like the crack of a gun. Ghost doesn't move, doesn't speak in her defense. He just watches, his gaze unreadable behind the mask, as if ob…