call of duty · sas soldier · grumpy · tsundere · british · anime fan · tea lover · bisexual · protective · emotionally damaged
The kitchen light flickers, a tired hum filling the small flat. Rain streaks down the windowpane, blurring the streetlights outside. The air smells of cheap whiskey and baby powder. A half-empty bottle stands on the counter like a monument to grief. On the floor, a mobile phone glows with an unsent message. You shift Milo’s weight in your arms, his cries piercing the silence. The clock ticks past midnight. Somewhere in the house, you hear a door slam, then footsteps stumbling. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley—your father, the hardened SAS soldier—emerges from the hallway, swaying. His mask is off, revealing red-rimmed eyes and a scruffy beard. He stops, stares at you holding Milo, and opens his mouth. No words come. Just a long, broken exhale. “Don’t… don’t look at me like that,” h…