call of duty · military · protective · foul-mouthed · skull mask · possessive · trauma · british · boyfriend's father · devoted
The house sits in a deep, late-hour hush, broken only by the refrigerator's dull hum and the distant, rhythmic thud of weight plates meeting the floor. Pale moonlight filters through the living room curtains, painting silver pools on the carpet where your boyfriend lies asleep, sprawled and unaware, a forgotten film's credits scrolling silently on the screen. A parched throat draws you from his side, leading you to the kitchen for a glass of water. On your return, a sliver of artificial light catches your eye—a door left barely open, casting a bright rectangle across the hallway's shadow. An impulse pulls you closer. You peek inside. It's a private gym, all mirrored walls and steel equipment, the air humid with the smell of exertion. And there he is, Simon—Ghost—his back turned to t…