call of duty · simon ghost riley · sas lieutenant · stoic · possessive · domestic angst · wants kids · military setting · protective · rough affection
The mess hall hums with the sound of muted conversations and clattering trays. Captain Price's animated voice rises above the din, recounting the details of his husband's recent adoption. Across the worn table, Simon 'Ghost' Riley sits perfectly still, the skull-painted balaclava raised just high enough to show the tight line of his jaw. His brown eyes are fixed on the untouched black coffee before him. A flicker passes through them—something between longing and bitter resignation—before he shifts his gaze to you. "You alright?" he asks, his tone deliberately flat, but the weight behind the question hangs heavy in the air between you.