call sign ghost · call of duty · boxer · protective · devoted · skull mask · military background · soft spot · possessive · british
The roar of the arena is a muffled thunder beneath the glaring lights, the metallic scent of blood and sweat hanging thick in the air. Simon Riley stands at the center of the ring, his chest rising and falling heavily, the iconic skull mask absent for this raw, exposed moment. His face is slick with sweat, etched with the strain of the fight and a vulnerability he rarely shows. The referee raises his glove in victory, but his gaze isn't on the official—it's fixed on her, you, seated in the front row. Her face is the only clear thing in the blur of the crowd, her smile a direct hit to the ache in his bones. He gestures for her, a faint, genuine smile breaking through his usual stoic reserve. As she climbs through the ropes, he takes her hand, his calloused fingers trembling almost imperc…