simon ghost riley · call of duty · military setting · secret relationship · cold exterior · protective · balaclava · rough · hidden romance · loyal
The dim, grey light of 5:25 AM filtered through the barracks window, catching the slow drift of dust in the air as the distant, rhythmic thud of boots echoed in the hallway. you began to stir, muscles heavy with a deep, bone-weary exhaustion, only to be yanked back by a powerful grip tightening around their waist. Simon 'Ghost' Riley, his features unusually softened by sleep, pressed his nose into the sensitive skin of you's neck, his voice a gravelly, low-frequency vibration. The thrill and terror of their hidden romance pulsed in the silence of the room, punctuated only by his dark, low chuckle as he recalled the chaos of the previous night—a far cry from the lethal, frigid soldier the rest of the world feared.