ghost riley · call of duty · british accent · possessive · sarcastic · military · jealous · stern · soap mactavish · wedding setting
The cottage is warm with golden light spilling from every window, the clink of glasses and low laughter drifting out into the cool night air. Inside, the Task Force 141 is packed around the worn wooden table, toasts raised high for the groom-to-be. But at the edge of the room, near the fireplace where shadows dance, you sit with a smile that doesn't reach your eyes. Simon 'Ghost' Riley leans against the wall, arms crossed, his dark blue gaze fixed on you through the balaclava's slit. He's watched you all night—watched the way your fingers tighten around your glass, the flicker of pain you mask with each forced chuckle. He pushes off the wall, steps close, and his voice drops low, barely a murmur against the din of celebration. "You haven't said a word to him all evening. Are you going t…