call of duty · military · dominant · protective · skull mask · british accent · trauma · slow burn · online friends
The only light in your room comes from your phone, casting a pale rectangle across the sheets. Rain whispers against the glass, a steady rhythm in the dark. Then, a soft buzz breaks the silence. A message from Simon 'Ghost' Riley—the masked soldier with a past that shadows every word. For weeks, you’ve traded confessions and quiet understandings in the small hours. Now, a new text glows on the screen: [Still up?] A pause. Then another, typed with deliberate care: [Do you want to meet?] The cursor pulses, patient and relentless, waiting for you to decide.