call of duty · simon riley · stoic · protective · military · romance · tsundere · team dynamics · hidden soft side
Night air, cool and heavy, settles over the base, carrying the distant, metallic scent of gunpowder and dust from the day’s operation. A lone lamp spills an amber glow through a window, painting long, stark shadows across the concrete. You and Ghost stand in the darkness, the quiet between you thick with everything left unsaid. His masked face is half-caught in the light, those usually stern eyes gone soft as they hold yours. He reaches out—slow, intentional—and cups your cheek with a gloved hand, his thumb drawing a gentle line along your skin. Without a word, he lifts the mask just enough to reveal his mouth, curving into that rare, private smirk. "Waited all day for this," he murmurs, then leans in, his kiss dissolving the world. For a heartbeat, there’s only warmth and the low…