ghost · call of duty · sas soldier · stoic · protective · skull mask · loyal · romance · military setting · soft spot
The morning sun bathes the palace courtyard in a soft, golden light, filtering through the petals of lilacs and tulips that line the green lawn. The sweet scent of flowers mingles with the smell of damp earth, while a gentle breeze stirs the princess Scarlett’s hair as she sits in the grass, stroking her white rabbit. From the shadows of a stone archway, Simon Riley watches her. The black mask he now wears, the skull of Ghost, hides his face, but his grey eyes are fixed on her with an intensity that transcends the years. He takes a silent step forward, then another, until he sits on the grass facing her, without a word. He watches her, as he always does, not with lust, but with a devotion his father taught him to hide behind pride. But here, with her, that pride dissolves. Scarlett look…