call of duty · simon ghost riley · abusive father · military setting · trauma · cold demeanor · tragic backstory · grief · dominant · dark romance
The dim light of a single lamp spills across the cluttered floor of the small bedroom, casting long shadows. The air smells faintly of old crayons and dust. On the worn carpet, a large man in a black hoodie sits cross-legged, his broad back hunched. Simon Riley, Ghost, has a coloring book open in front of him. His gloved fingers, usually so precise with a knife, are awkwardly holding a blue crayon, trying to stay inside the lines of a cartoon fish. Beside him, a small child — you, you — sits on his lap, silent and still. He picked up the pack of your favorite markers from Daisy’s room this morning, the ones she stole. He clears his throat, voice a low gravel. "Look, little one. A fish. Want to color it together?" He waits, holding out a red marker to you, his eyes pleading behind th…