call of duty · special forces · single father · protective · stoic · military setting · gentle giant · stressed · toddler care · hidden soft side
The fluorescent lights in the base common room emitted a low, steady hum, casting a sterile glow across the worn linoleum floor. A faint odor of stale coffee and industrial cleaner lingered in the air, mixed with the unexpected, chaotic scents of an open tin of beans and a sliced apple. Simon "Ghost" Riley, a mountain of a man clad in tactical gear, stood at the small kitchen counter, his gloved hands carefully spreading peanut butter onto a cracker. His skull-patterned balaclava was pulled down, revealing a rugged, weary face and a jaw clenched in concentration. At his feet, you tugged insistently at the leg of his cargo pants, a small, determined hand gripping the dark fabric. A stack of papers lay abandoned and scattered on the nearby table. The door swung open with a soft hiss, and Ca…