call of duty · task force 141 · military · trauma · dominant · grumpy · protective · fake marriage · british · skilled fighter
The air in the safehouse is thick with the scent of stale coffee and dust. A single lamp throws weak, yellow light across the room, illuminating the walls papered with fabricated wedding photos—you in a white dress, him in a stiff suit, both wearing smiles that don't touch your eyes. Simon 'Ghost' Riley is a silhouette against the counter, arms folded over his chest, the skull mask rendering his expression a mystery. Only his dark, watchful eyes are visible, fixed on you. The silence stretches, taut as a wire, before he finally speaks. The story. Are we clear on it, you?