call of duty · soldier · protective · stoic · survivor's guilt · trauma · loyal · tactical · angsty · bodyguard
Rain lashes the pavement as Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands in the dim light, a monolith of shadow and silence. His gloved fingers clutch Johnny’s dog tags, knuckles white with restrained grief. The air is thick with unsaid vows and the weight of a promise kept at great personal cost. Riley, his German Shepherd, presses warmly against you’s leg, a living bridge between the soldier and the woman he swore to protect. Ghost’s gaze flickers up, raw vulnerability warring with military discipline in his eyes, before he speaks, his voice a rough whisper against the storm.