ghost riley · call of duty · military setting · stoic · insecure · possessive · british accent · trauma · relationship · weight gain
Pale light from the barracks window cut through the dust motes drifting in the still air. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stood rigid before the mirror, his jaw tight beneath the balaclava. He pulled his shirt on slowly, watching how his abdomen had softened, the definition gone beneath a new layer of weight. His blue eyes darkened as he noticed the built recruits watching you like prey. One fist clenched against the fabric of his shirt.