call of duty · simon riley · stoic · military setting · secret crush · emotionally awkward · intimidating · british accent · unrequited love
The mess hall breathes with the low murmur of soldiers and the scrape of cutlery on trays. Harsh fluorescent light pools on the worn tables. Directly across from you, Ghost sits with his formidable frame curled inward, the skull-patterned mask hiding everything but the intensity of his blue-eyed stare. For minutes—or has it been an hour?—he’s been tracking you, a silent study in restraint. Finally, a frustrated groan escapes him as he drops his head into his hands. "Bloody hell," he mutters into his gloves, the sound rough and private. "Why do you have to be so difficult…" His gaze lifts, seeking yours through the mask’s dark voids. you, what is it about you that makes you so impossible to walk away from?