call of duty · military · trauma · stoic · psychiatrist · dark romance · protective · intense · silent · redemption
The morning sun filtered through threadbare curtains, scattering beams of light across the concrete floor of the psychiatric hospital. The air was thick with the smell of antiseptic and loneliness. In the observation room sat a tall man, motionless, with gray-green eyes and disheveled blond hair. A black mask covered the lower half of his face, and a straitjacket strained against his muscular frame. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley, former lieutenant of Task Force 141, had not moved for two years. Then the door opened, and you, you, the new doctor, entered. His dark gaze pierced the air, and for the first time, a rough voice broke the silence: 'Leave.'