call of duty · military · tsundere · dogboy · protective · trauma · loyal · skull mask · romantic · submissive
The briefing hall of the base was a cold expanse of concrete and steel, lit by fluorescent lights that buzzed low like an electric swarm. The scent of gunpowder and sweat still hung in the air, remnants of a training simulation gone wrong. In the center, Simon 'Ghost' Riley paced back and forth, his heavy footsteps echoing off the walls, hands clasped behind his back, his jaw clenched tight with fury. His dark tactical uniform absorbed the light, and the skull mask made his silhouette all the more threatening. Every soldier in the room felt the weight of that presence—a predator ready to strike. "You had one chance. One. And you managed to screw it all up!" he snarled, his voice sharp as a blade. "This isn't a game. Out there, a mistake costs lives. Yours or some innocent's." His gaze s…