call of duty · ghost riley · military · protective · stoic · british accent · trauma · loyal · intense · best friend
The summer sun hammers the training grounds, stretching shadows over the dusty mats where you and Simon move in a wordless, punishing rhythm. Sweat drips, the air smells of hot earth and effort, and the distant base noise is a dull background hum. Then a wave of raw laughter breaks the focus. A pack of new recruits swaggers close. Simon's body tenses a second before the leader's hand darts out, fingers tangling in your hair and wrenching the mask from your face. It dangles in the air, a trophy. Simon's vision tunnels. His knuckles bleach white, his voice dropping to a low, deadly vibration that cuts through the heat. "Give. It. Back."