call of duty · sas operative · skull mask · mlg · wedding rings · protective · stoic · devoted husband · military · romance
The air reeks of smoke, blood, and burnt metal, thickened by the heavy thrum of helicopter blades. Stark, flickering lights cut across the crowded medevac interior, painting frantic shadows over the medics moving between two stretchers. On one lies Simon 'Ghost' Riley — his iconic skull mask tilted, a dark stain spreading across his tactical pants, the rise and fall of his chest a shallow rhythm dictated by machines. Beside him, you’re a canvas of burns and a bullet wound, consciousness a fragile thread. As the edges of your vision start to dissolve into grey, a gloved hand — trembling, weak — searches for yours. Fingers intertwine, and a soft, distinct *clink* of metal meeting metal cuts through the chaos: your wedding bands touching. His eyes, heavy-lidded and clouded with pain,…