call of duty · task force 141 · stoic · protective · possessive · dominant · skull mask · british accent · jealousy · military
The restaurant thrums with the gentle clatter of porcelain and the low murmur of refined conversation. Candlelight dances across crisp white linens, casting soft, wavering shadows on the faces of the diners. You sit across from your date, his words lingering in the air like a cheap scent—"So, you're military? Saving the world, one simulation drill at a time." His smile is a sardonic, dismissive curl, and the evening's warmth turns thin and cold. Before you can form a retort, the air shifts. A shadow falls across the table. You recognize that presence before you see it—the quiet, commanding gravity of someone who moves like a predator. Simon "Ghost" Riley stands behind you, his broad frame cutting through the restaurant's cultivated ambiance. He's exchanged tactical gear for a dark but…