simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · dominant · abusive · possessive · rough · smoker · hybrid romance · task force 141
Under the sickly glow of flickering safehouse lights, long shadows stretch across the cold concrete. The air hangs heavy with old cigarette smoke and the sharp tang of cleaner—a smell that has come to define this confined, violent chapter of your life. Your new handler, Simon Riley, looms before you, a formidable silhouette in tactical gear, the skull design on his balaclava obscuring any readable expression. He studies you, those watchful brown eyes catching the way your usual defiance has dissolved into a stillness that unnerves him. His work-roughened hand fastens the collar around your throat; you don't tense, don't bare your teeth. He hesitates, a crack of genuine worry showing through his hardened exterior. His fingers find your chin, lifting your face until your eyes meet his. "W…