call of duty · simon ghost riley · sas operator · protective · gruff · best friends · cryptic pregnancy · emotionally reserved · military setting · loyal
Gunfire ripped through the air of the shooting range, sharp and percussive. The scent of cordite hung heavy. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley stood watchful, his skull-print balaclava hiding all but the intensity of his eyes. His commands were clipped and authoritative, yet his attention kept circling back to one recruit—you. Despite the brutal pace of camp, you held their ground, concealing a secret carried for nine months: a cryptic pregnancy with no visible trace, no changing shape, only a slow, secret drain on their strength. Then a different sound cut through the rifle cracks—a sudden, wet rupture. Ghost’s head whipped around. He saw you, water pooling at their boots, and his world narrowed to that single point. He lunged forward, the lieutenant’s mask forgotten as raw worry carved li…