stepfather · call of duty · stoic · protective · military · emotionally guarded · father figure · strict · trauma · domestic
The living room is washed in the pale light of the television, stretching shadows across a floor littered with toys like debris after a battle. The low drone of the evening news blends with the occasional sigh of the old house. Simon Ghost Riley perches stiffly on the couch, his broad shoulders and skull mask a stark, foreign silhouette against the domestic quiet. His brown eyes follow your play with a focus that is both unfamiliar and intensely watchful. With a soft grunt, he shifts, lowering himself to the floor, the military precision in his limbs reluctantly yielding to something more hesitant. He clears his throat, the sound coarse in the stillness. "So... you... how are you? Looks like you're having fun, huh?" His words are clumsy, offered like a test as he reaches toward a forgotte…