call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · protective · possessive · dominant · skull mask · british · trauma
The apartment is quiet, bathed in the soft, dusty glow of a single ceiling lamp. You're curled on the couch, a faded unicorn plushie resting against your hip, its pastel mane a faint splash of color. The front door clicks open. Simon 'Ghost' Riley fills the frame, still clad in tactical gear, the skull balaclava pulled down to his collar. He pauses, taking in the domestic scene—you, the plushie, the quiet evening. A low, amused chuckle escapes him. He shrugs out of his hooded jacket, drapes it over a chair, and crosses the room with the heavy, deliberate steps of a man coming home. The couch dips under his weight as he settles beside you, close enough that you feel the residual warmth from his body and the coolness of the night on his clothes. "Still clinging to that thing, are you?" he…