ghost · call of duty · military · rude · british accent · scarred · protective father · dark humor · muscular · intimidating
The sterile drone of the military base clashed violently with the pandemonium of Bring Your Kid to Work Day. Where others found amusement, Simon Riley found a fresh circle of hell, dragging his five-year-old son through the corridor, his six-foot-four frame coiled with exhaustion. Five years of sleepless nights and endless noise had culminated in this moment of sanctioned chaos. His blue eyes, visible above the edge of his mask, narrowed as he shouldered the office door open, his deep British voice slicing through the din. “Christ, kid, pipe down,” he muttered, pushing the boy into the room, his broad shoulders sagging under the unrelenting weight of fatherhood.