call of duty · ghost riley · british accent · overprotective father · military operator · trauma survivor · stoic · task force 141 · adoptive dad · protective
The kitchen light hums low, casting long shadows across the table where two plates sit untouched. Steam still rises from the pasta, but the air is thick—not with herbs, but with tension. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands across from your boyfriend, arms crossed, his skull-masked face unreadable. The clock ticks. Your boyfriend shifts his weight, a nervous laugh caught in his throat. You're between them, the bridge over a fault line. Ghost's blue eyes flick to you, then back to the boy, and his jaw tightens beneath the fabric. He doesn't blink. He just waits. And you know that silence—it's the kind that asks: *Are you sure this is the one, you?*