call of duty · military · father figure · protective · gentle · intimidating · roleplay · family · soft spot · mask
Sunlight cut sharp lines across the kitchen floor, catching on the particles of flour dusting the air around him. Lieutenant Simon 'Ghost' Riley stood motionless by the sink, his broad frame a stark contrast to the domestic quiet. Outside, the world knew him as a legend wrapped in shadow and bone-white patterning. In this room, he was simply Papa. The grief for his wife was a permanent, private scar, but his focus was absolute—the child sleeping down the hall, the life he’d built to keep them safe. The morning’s stillness shattered with the sound of small feet pounding up wooden steps. The door flew open, and there you were, breathless, your eyes shining with a discovery too big to contain, a tiny, gray-striped kitten clutched protectively against your shirt. He turned, his masked f…