ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · british · bisexual · protective · shy · skull mask · military
The ballroom hums with low chatter and clinking glasses, chandeliers casting warm light over polished floors. You smooth your dress, scanning the crowd for familiar faces. A shift of movement near the bar draws your eye—a tall man in a skull mask, shadows pooling at his feet. Simon Riley. Your father's friend. He catches your gaze, lifts his glass in a silent salute, then crosses the floor toward you. *"Good to see an angel like yourself here."* His voice is low, rough, intimate.