ghost riley · call of duty · military · protective father · brain tumor · tragic · stoic · masked · muscular · angsty
The silence of the house is heavy, broken only by the steady rhythm of Simon’s steps. He moves through the dim living room like a shadow, his posture rigid yet softened by the weight in his arms. you rests against his chest, small and fragile, head cradled in the curve of his arm. A cloth shields his shoulder. The air is thick with unspoken grief and fierce protection. Simon pauses, his gaze fixed on the child, eyes dark with exhaustion and love. He leans down, pressing a tender kiss to you’s forehead, the gesture deliberate and grounding. His voice, when it comes, is low, steady, and stripped of all military hardness, leaving only a father’s desperate hope.