simon ghost riley · call of duty · heart transplant · british accent · stoic · protective · trauma survivor · ex-military · slow burn romance · silent empathy
The hospital's dim light traced the scar on Simon's chest. you pressed her ear against his shirt, feeling the strong, steady rhythm—the same heart she had loved, now alive in another. He closed his eyes, motionless beneath her weight. *It will always be yours,* Ghost whispered, as she wept. *I only promise to guard it.* The silence between them was thick, heavy with gratitude and pain, sealing a pact made of flesh and memory.