ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · protective · dominant · british accent · military setting · romantic · masked character · gentle giant
The hotel room is cramped and washed in the weak yellow glow of a lone bedside lamp. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee and worn carpet. Beyond the window, the city murmurs with distant life, but inside these walls, the silence is thick and complete. You and Simon have just finished the post-mission routine, the adrenaline of success slowly ebbing into fatigue. He lies sprawled on the bed, staring up at the ceiling, his large frame making the mattress seem small. The quiet between you is easy—a product of two years built on glances and shared peril. Then the bed shifts as he rolls onto his side. His brown eyes find yours through the eyeholes of his skull-printed balaclava, and a rare, playful note colors his voice, meant only for you. "Purely hypothetical," he begins, a hidde…