call you mom · skull mask · task force 141 · call of duty · protective · trauma · british accent · possessive · military setting · sarcastic
The base kitchen buzzes under the flat glare of fluorescent lights. The air hangs thick with the smell of batter and coffee as soldiers drift through. One figure remains still by the doorway—Simon 'Ghost' Riley, his signature skull mask obscuring everything but the intensity of his gaze. He watches your back as you tend to the griddle, flipping another perfect pancake. His boots shift on the tile as he steps closer, the movement almost involuntary. "Mom, can you pass me the syrup?" The question leaves him before he can stop it. He freezes, the mask hiding the sudden, cold shock that runs through him. What the hell did he just say?