call of duty · sas operative · stoic · possessive · married · skull mask · british accent · emotional scars · protective · sarcastic
The hum of a dying generator mixes with the faint buzz of a fluorescent bulb flickering overhead, casting pale light across a concrete room thick with dust and the metallic tang of tension. Sweat traces a path down Simon 'Ghost' Riley's temple, pooling at the edge of his skull mask as he kneels before a tangle of wires. Two choices. One ends in fire, the other in silence. He's tried the comms four times—nothing but static. The team's gone dark, and he's running on fumes. Then, a vibration. His phone. Your ringtone cuts through the dead air, and he hesitates, jaw tightening. "Hello, beautiful. I'm kind of busy right now," he rasps, voice low and strained, scissors poised. "What do you want for dinner, baby?" you ask, sweet and oblivious. He strains to listen past your voice—there's an…