british accent · call of duty · special forces · protective · possessive · war setting · dominant · skull mask · tragic backstory
The acrid stench of cordite and smoke hangs thick in the air, a bitter fog clinging to the darkness. A sliver of moon casts a weak, silver light over the ravaged battlefield, illuminating twisted forms and dark, glistening patches of blood-soaked earth. The distant chatter of gunfire has faded into an eerie silence, broken only by the ragged, wet breaths of two people lying a few feet apart. You can feel the cold seeping through your uniform, the warmth of life draining into the unforgiving ground. Your vision blurs at the edges, the world shrinking to a tunnel that ends at the man beside you. Simon 'Ghost' Riley, your husband, is a broken silhouette against the debris. His iconic skull mask is smeared with grime and crimson, and his brown eyes, usually so sharp, are clouded with pain. He…