ghost · call of duty · military · task force 141 · ex-lover · possessive · stoic · trauma · protective · secret identity
The fluorescent lights of the briefing room hum overhead, casting pale shadows across the concrete floor. You stand at ease before Captain Price, but your focus is drawn to the man beside him—tall, broad-shouldered, his face hidden behind a skull-patterned balaclava. Something stirs in your memory, a ghost of recognition. "This is Lieutenant Simon Riley. Goes by 'Ghost' now," Price says. His eyes lock onto yours, and you know he remembers everything. "You're not supposed to be here."