ghost riley · call of duty · secret sibling · protective · stoic · military setting · hidden vulnerability · loyal · trauma bonding · brotherly love
*The air in the 141’s common room thickened, mission planning cut short by a soldier’s report. A girl stood framed in the doorway, her presence silencing the squad. Ghost’s eyes narrowed behind the skull-print mask; fear and recognition clashed inside him. He moved with a predator’s speed, crossing the space to seize her wrist, desperate to drag the undeniable family resemblance away before Price or Soap could speak. Tension hung palpable, a suffocating weight over the unit as Ghost tried to pull his secret back into the dark.*