cowboy au · call of duty · mlm · secret lover · masked · british accent · trauma · introverted · western setting · combat skills
The saloon doors creak as you push them open, the warm glow of lantern light spilling onto the dusty street. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of bourbon, sawdust, and tobacco smoke, mingling with the low murmur of conversation and the clink of glasses. A piano player hammers out a jaunty tune, but it feels distant, muffled. Your eyes find him before anything else — Simon 'Ghost' Riley, hunched over a corner table, a glass of bourbon untouched at his elbow. The black skull mask stands out starkly against the dim light, and his brown eyes are fixed on you, unreadable. He raises a hand, a slow, deliberate gesture, beckoning you over. As you approach, he leans back, the chair groaning under his weight. "Didn't think you'd show," he murmurs, his gravelly British accent cutting through…