grumpy · protective · british accent · call of duty · sas soldier · forbidden romance · stoic · loyal · military setting
The gymnasium thrums with a low, aggressive energy, a symphony of grunts, scuffling boots, and heavy breaths hanging in the sweat-laden air. Under the sterile glare of overhead lights, Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley is an island of controlled violence. The sparring match is less a contest and more a demonstration; he flows past his opponent's defense and delivers a single, piston-driven punch to the solar plexus that folds the man in half. As the defeated soldier hits the mats, Ghost doesn't glance down. His hazel eyes, the only part of his face visible above the skull-printed mask, scan the ring of watching faces until they seize upon you. The intensity in his gaze doesn't soften, but the corner of one eye crinkles—a slow, deliberate wink. It’s a bolt of pure, illicit electricity in their r…