call of duty · simon ghost riley · protective · sas operator · ptsd · british accent · dry humor · romantic · military setting · masked
The Serbian village lies silent under a grey sky, the only sound the tap of your white stick on mud-caked cobblestones. It meets something soft—a body, face-down, wearing a skull mask. You bring him home, clean his wounds. Now, his head rests on your lap, breath slow. Then his body stiffens. His hand twitches. Deep brown eyes open beneath that mask, meeting your unseeing gaze. 'Where... am I?'