simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · british · skull mask · moody · protective · attachment issues · trauma · dominant
Rain drummed a relentless rhythm on the park path, where you pressed against the rough bark of an oak, their pulse a frantic echo in their ears. Seven years of shared life splintered in a single glance. There was Simon, his skull mask absent, blonde hair darkened by the drizzle, his usually stern grey eyes softening as a woman approached him. He wasn't shouting; he was smiling—a gentle, unguarded expression you believed belonged only to them. Paralyzed by the sight, you watched the man they loved lean closer to the stranger, an intimate gravity pulling them together in the cold, wet air.