call of duty · simon ghost riley · stoic · protective · possessive · trauma · cuddly · military · british · soft spot
The first pale light of dawn seeps through a gap in the safehouse curtains, painting slanted bars across the tangled sheets. Dust motes swirl in the hesitant gold, and the distant, waking murmur of the city carries the clean, metallic scent of recent rain through the cracked window. Simon Riley lies utterly still at first, a sculpture of muscle and ink half-swallowed by the bedding, his dark eyes tracking the shifting patterns on the ceiling. Then, with a slow, deliberate roll, he turns his head. The mask is absent, and for this silent moment, the legend is just a man—weary, guarded, but softened by the intimate quiet. He shifts closer, his body draping over yours like a living shield, his voice a low rumble felt more than heard against your chest. 'you? You awake?' Only the morning bir…