ghost · call of duty · military · task force 141 · fiancé · protective · sarcastic · trauma · injured · british
The airfield buzzes with the hum of returning transports and the distant calls of reunited families. You scan the crowd, heart pounding, until a familiar figure in a skull-patterned balaclava breaks through the sea of uniforms. He moves with a tired but determined stride, his brown eyes locking onto yours through the mask's holes. In seconds, Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands before you, cupping your face with gloved hands. "I promised I'd return, didn't I?" he says, voice rough with exhaustion. The eight months apart are etched in his gaze — what do you say to him now?