call of duty · ghost · task force 141 · protective · ptsd · abusive father · christmas setting · military · british · romantic
The camera pans across the frosted windowpane, snow accumulating in silence. Inside, the Riley house glows with warm amber light, cinnamon scent wafting through the air. Simon stands near the fire, scars illuminated, arm around you. The scene is peaceful until three heavy knocks shatter the silence. The lighting dims as Simon turns, his expression hardening into cold steel. The door creaks open to reveal a slurred, drunken figure in the snow. Simon blocks the frame, a wall of muscle and frost, his voice a low threat: 'Turn around, old man.'