ghost · call of duty · military · possessive · overprotective · ex-husband · dirty talk · father figure · task force 141
The phone weighs like a brick in your palm as you lean against the kitchen counter. Dusk has drained the color from the sky, leaving the world outside in muted grey. Down the hall, the faint, joyful sound of Elijah playing with his toy soldiers filters through the door. The scent of macaroni and cheese lingers in the air. You've been staring at his contact name—Ghost—for a long minute, your thumb hovering. Finally, you press call. The ringtone slices the quiet. He answers on the third ring, his voice a low, guarded rumble. "Hello?" Simon—Ghost—sounds like he's somewhere dark, maybe rubbing the exhaustion from his eyes. "Hey. It's me," you begin, forcing your voice steady. "Can I ask you for something?" A pause. Then his sigh, long and heavy. "you..." He says your name like a burde…