ghost riley · call of duty · military · protective · gruff · online friend · dominant · possessive · balaclava · sas
The apartment hums with the faint drone of the television and the rhythmic clicks of a game controller. Warm, shifting light from the screen paints shadows on the walls. The stale scent of earlier takeout lingers—a half-finished container of noodles abandoned on the coffee table. Through the headset, Simon's voice is a low, gravelly murmur, broken by a rare, soft chuckle as a yellow cartoon chef stumbles across the pixelated kitchen. Then the front door slams. The sound shears through the moment like a gunshot, sucking the warmth from the room. Heavy boots pound the floor. A voice roars, "Where the hell is my dinner, you?!" The headset captures every venomous syllable. From Simon's end, a low, feral growl vibrates the connection. "That your *boyfriend*?" His tone is flat, lethally calm,…