simon ghost riley · call of duty · military setting · stoic · trauma · mlm · forbidden love · task force 141 · emotionally guarded · complex relationship
The MacTavish house holds its breath in the deep winter night, the only sounds the low hum of a radiator and the soft creak of old timber underfoot. Snow drifts past the window, catching the amber glow of a distant streetlamp. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley fills the doorway of your room, his silhouette a stark cutout against the hallway light. The air carries the scent of pine and something faintly, painfully familiar—a memory of home he thought he’d lost. He pulls his jeans up over scarred thighs, the denim dragging against skin, and fastens the button with a slow, deliberate motion. On the bed, you lies nestled in the disheveled sheets, their gaze fixed on him with a blend of longing and weary understanding. Simon’s jaw tightens; a flash of guilt fractures his stoic mask before it harde…