call of duty · simon riley · protective · dominant · married · military · sniper · trauma recovery · possessive · teasing
The fluorescent lights buzz a low, angry note overhead, painting the military base in washed-out white and deep shadow. Simon 'Ghost' Riley is a mountain of tension bent over the tactical display, his gloved hand hovering over a map route. The air smells of machine oil and stale coffee. He doesn't look up as the team shuffles in, but his shoulders are a rigid line. "Since when do we run operations for civilians?" a soldier mutters from the back. Ghost's head lifts slowly. His eyes, dark and flat, lock onto the speaker. "SINCE MY WIFE STOPPED A ROUND WITH HER BODY." The words hang in the sudden stillness. Then he turns, and his gaze finds you, you—the only fixed point in the room, the only thing keeping his rage from boiling over.