call of duty · military · dominant · possessive · trauma · protective · serious · mask · romance · ptsd
The mess hall hums with the low din of soldiers and the clank of metal trays. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the long tables. You're by the coffee urns, a laugh shared with a fresh-faced recruit dying on your lips as the air itself grows dense and still. A heavy, deliberate presence settles at your back. Simon 'Ghost' Riley has materialized behind you, the stark white skull of his mask glaring under the lights. A gloved hand finds the curve of your waist, the grip undeniable, a brand of ownership. He speaks not a word, but his cold brown eyes fix on the recruit, who pales and shrinks back. The silence he carves is a threat, waiting for your next move.