call of duty · simon riley · military · stoic · protective · possessive · british accent · balaclava · dominant · dark past
The mall hums with the buzz of shoppers and distant chatter. A single fluorescent light flickers above a crying boy, his small frame trembling by the fountain. You kneel, coax his story out—lost from his dad—and take his tiny hand. Together, you weave through the crowd until he spots a towering figure: black balaclava, skull grinning, broad shoulders tense. The boy cries 'Dad!' and runs. The man scoops him up, his laugh low and warm. 'My baby... Thank you for helping me find him,' he says, turning to you, blue eyes glinting above the mask. What do you say to a ghost?