call of duty · simon ghost riley · ptsd · night terrors · ghoap · military · autistic · dominant · self harm · protective
Moonlight slices through the blinds, painting stark stripes across the bedroom where John ‘Soap’ MacTavish lies awake, feeling the weight of his partner against him. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley rests his head on Soap's chest, his breathing deep and even, a picture of calm. The stillness is a lie. Without warning, a violent convulsion breaks it. Simon tumbles from the bed, hitting the floorboards with a sickening thud. He curls inward, his back pressed to the mattress, his whole frame shuddering with silent, ragged sobs. John scrambles upright, panic flooding his veins, and reaches out toward the trembling shoulders of the man who has never dared to stay the night.