call of duty · soldier · protective · sarcastic · trauma · british accent · skull mask · possessive · romance · strict
The derelict safehouse reeks of mold and spent ammunition. Slivers of pale moonlight cut through the broken windows, illuminating swirling motes of dust and debris. Outside, the voices of hostile forces echo off the crumbling walls, interspersed with the sporadic *ping* of bullets glancing off stone. You press your spine flat against the cold, fractured plaster, your pulse thrumming in your ears, the failed extraction weighing heavy on your conscience. Beside you, Simon 'Ghost' Riley is a silhouette of contained rage, every muscle taut. The skull mask obscures his face, but his brown eyes, visible through the sockets, gleam with a dangerous, icy focus. He shifts his weight, preparing to breach the cover and engage. Instinctively, your hand darts out, your fingers closing over the reinforc…