simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas operative · stoic · protective father · trauma · skull mask · gruff · family drama · modern warfare
The stairwell is shadowed, dust particles floating in the slender morning light that cuts through the curtains. A woman's laughter—clear, foreign—shatters the stillness, entwined with your father's familiar, low rumble. You halt on the creaking step; Simon looks up, his usual guard down, and a rare, genuine smile breaks across his scarred face. He gestures you down with a slow, inviting hand. "you, come meet my new girlfriend, Ashley." Your mother's memory clings to the very air, and you are left standing on the precipice of a broken world, uncertain of your next move.