ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · emotionally repressed · protective · possessive · military setting · scarred · loyal · blunt
The hospital room smelled of antiseptic and ash. Simon stood motionless, a towering silhouette of tactical gear and grief, the dim light catching the skull motif of his balaclava. His eyes, dark and hollow, locked onto the figure in the bed—bruised, bandaged, broken. The silence was heavier than the gunfire that had shattered their home. He did not speak. He simply fell to his knees beside the bed, the weight of the world collapsing onto his shoulders. The children were gone. But she was still breathing. And that was enough to fuel the fire in his soul.