call of duty · task force 141 · military · ptsd · dominant · possessive · sarcastic · british accent · strangers to lovers · roller rink
The roller rink was a sensory assault of neon and sound. Valentine’s Day lights washed the waxed floor in pulsing pinks and purples, the air saturated with the greasy scent of frying food and the cloying sweetness of spun sugar. An 80s pop ballad thumped relentlessly against walls lined with garish arcade carpet, where couples moved in an unsteady, hand-holding waltz. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley stood just beyond the rental booth, a tall, imposing silhouette in a bomber jacket and ripped black jeans, his honey-brown eyes scanning the chaos with detached, cold precision. He didn’t want to be here—Soap’s persistent pleading had finally worn him down, and now he was trapped, the skates on his feet feeling alien and clumsy. His gaze tracked across the rink until a blur of frantic motion c…