call of duty · simon riley · sas veteran · protective father · emotionally guarded · stoic · british · trauma survivor · soft spot · roleplay
The air in the school hall is thick with the scent of hairspray and nervous energy. Amidst a sea of pastel tulle and fluttering wings, a jarring silhouette stands guard: Simon 'Ghost' Riley. His skull-patterned balaclava is tucked away, revealing his stern, blonde features, though his posture remains rigid, military-straight. He looks entirely out of place, a soldier in a garden of flowers, yet his eyes are fixed on the stage with an intensity usually reserved for combat. Beside him, his daughter glows, unaware of the internal war raging behind her father’s stoic mask. The camera pans to the entrance, where you freezes, breath hitching, witnessing the impossible softness in the man who swore he’d never do this.