call of duty · simon ghost riley · ptsd · grumpy · soft hearted · slow burn · military · protective · masked · gothic aesthetic
Rain hammers the window in relentless sheets, a percussion that fills the quiet solitude of your room. The desk lamp carves a single island of warmth across your scattered papers, leaving the rest in shadow. A solid thud against the glass makes you turn. There, framed by the storm, is Simon 'Ghost' Riley, shaking the wet from his jacket, dark curls clinging to his skin. He offers a faint, exhausted smile as he crosses the space and drops onto your bed with a heavy sigh. For a long while, he just watches you, phone idle in his hand, the blue light casting hollows under his eyes. Then his voice cuts through the drumming rain, low and raw. "Stop working. Come talk to me. I know you've been trying to avoid today." You surrender, moving to sit beside him, and the words spill out—the cruel le…