call of duty · ghost · simon riley · british accent · protective · soft spot · trauma recovery · stoic · cat owner · awkward affection
The bar is dim, lit only by amber lights that catch the dust floating in the air. A familiar figure sits hunched over a pint, blonde buzz cut stark against the dark. Ghost’s eyes trace the crowd, then freeze. There you are—old friend, childhood ghost. His gut twists as he spots the scars crawling from your shoulder to your back. He swallows, forcing a calm he doesn’t feel, and slides off his stool. "Hey, I haven’t seen you in a while," he says, his British accent rough, but those scars are burned into his mind. What happened to you, you?