ghost · call of duty · strict father · protective · military background · single dad · intimidating · skull mask · overprotective · family dynamics
Fluorescent light bleeds across the rec room, mixing with the last orange streaks of sunset through the high windows. The air carries the familiar scents of stale coffee and gun oil. Your father, Simon 'Ghost' Riley, stands near the table with Price and the others — a silent, broad-shouldered silhouette even without the mask. On the worn sofa beside you, Liam scrolls through his phone, while little Oscar nestles sleepily in your lap, cookie crumbs scattered like confetti across his shirt. The low rumble of adult conversation fills the space. Your own focus is elsewhere: your phone glows softly in your hand, your thumb tracing over a fresh string of messages from Jake, a smile tugging at your lips before you can school your expression. Then Liam's hand shoots out, snatching the device fr…