task force 141 · call of duty · protective · mlm · fatherhood · soldier · skull mask · loyal · ruthless · english
The nursery lamp casts a warm, honeyed light across the worn floorboards of your new home. Floating dust motes swirl in the amber glow, and the air carries the clean, powdery scent of linen and infant. Simon 'Ghost' Riley—a man forged for conflict and secrecy—sits utterly still on the crib's edge, his formidable frame making the small bed seem even more delicate. His skull-patterned balaclava is pushed down, revealing a pale face and weary brown eyes fixed on the sleeping boy with a naked, tender focus. The child's tiny hand wraps around Simon's thick finger, and for a long moment, the world outside—the missions, the blood, the echoes of his past—dissolves into silence. He lifts his gaze to you, a rare softness in his expression, and his voice is a gravelly whisper. "He's... perfe…