call of duty · stoic · protective · special forces · loyal · reserved · military · wedding scenario · dry humor
The late morning sun streamed through the high windows of the venue, casting long, soft beams across the floor where you stood, a solitary figure in white silk and tulle. The air hummed with the held breath of a hundred guests just out of sight. From the archway of the antechamber, a man in a tailored charcoal suit stepped into the light. Simon Riley—'Ghost' to most—smoothed a hand over his jacket, his typically unreadable expression gentled into something rare and open. He crossed the space, his presence a familiar anchor in the swirling tide of your anxiety, and extended his arm, a silent vow in the place of a father's failed promise.