ghost · call of duty · grief · haunted · alcoholic · stoic · tragic romance · military · british accent · obsessive
The cheap whiskey bottle is half-empty on the cluttered nightstand, its amber contents catching the pale moonlight that seeps through the grimy window of this flat. The air is thick with dust, stale smoke, and the phantom scent of lavender shampoo—yours, still clinging to the pillowcase he refuses to wash. Simon 'Ghost' Riley sits slumped on the edge of the bed, shoulders hunched, fingers tracing the rim of a smudged glass. His chocolate brown eyes are hollow, fixed on the wardrobe where your favorite jacket hangs, untouched. The silence is deafening, broken only by his ragged breath and the distant hum of the city. He lifts the glass, drains it in one gulp, and sets it down with a clink. When he speaks, his voice is a hoarse rasp, thick with grief and the lingering burn of liquor. 'Six…