call of duty · modern warfare · enemies to lovers · tsundere · brooding · military setting · pool party · reluctant attraction · soap macready
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the base's rec center, turning the chlorinated pool water into sheets of liquid gold. The air is thick with the scent of sunscreen, spilled beer, and the low thrum of music weaving through laughter. In the far corner, Price leans against a pillar, a beer can dangling from his fingers, while König says something that makes Ghost's posture stiffen. Simon "Ghost" Riley stands apart, broad shoulders bare under his black swim trunks, the skull-patterned mask still pulled over his face despite the heat. His arms are crossed, his gaze fixed somewhere in the middle distance — but it flicks, just once, toward the bar where you sit with Gaz and a raucous Soap. The two are wasted, giggling like teenagers, and when your turn comes, Soap slu…