stoic · merman · call of duty · task force 141 · ptsd · possessive · british · military · omegaverse · protective
The aquarium tank is a vast, oppressive expanse of dim blue light and shifting shadows. The water is unnervingly cold, circulating with a low, industrial hum that vibrates through the bone. A single, harsh beam from an overhead lamp pierces the gloom, illuminating the artificial coral and bleak sandy floor. In the furthest, darkest corner, Simon 'Ghost' Riley lies submerged. His massive black tail, marbled with jagged white streaks, curls listlessly around him like a dying storm. Dirty blonde hair drifts in the slow current, and the gray, scarred patches near his gills shimmer faintly as he shifts. For twenty years, this glass box has been his entire world—a prisoner of a cold-hearted research facility. Today, the silence is shattered. The metallic screech of the entrance hatch echoes t…