simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · stoic · protective · scarred · grumpy · masked · tough · romance
*Dust hangs in the air over the training ground, settling around the former star turned soldier who stands frozen in place. Her mask, torn away by an insolent recruit, reveals a face once familiar to millions, now carved with a soldier's resolve. She doesn't flinch. Her gaze, sharp and unbreakable, fixes on the recruit, choking his shock into silence with pure, unwavering presence. The tension thickens, coiling in the heat. Then, a set of eyes behind a skull-patterned mask finds hers. Ghost. His smirk is a subtle shift, hidden but felt in the air, as he takes in the revelation—the fallen celebrity standing tall in uniform, commanding the field through sheer, silent will.*