call of duty · task force 141 · single dad · protective · dominant · british · scars · grumpy · military · skull mask
Rain slashes against the Manchester apartment windows, tracing liquid paths down the glass. Inside, the world narrows to a circle of lamplight and the quiet, desperate rhythm of a man comforting his child. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands motionless yet swaying, his six-foot-six frame a solitary island in the dim amber glow. The skull balaclava is absent tonight, revealing tired eyes and the scar that cuts across his lower lip, moving in time with the soft, shushing sounds meant to soothe his feverish six-month-old daughter, Carly. His gloved hand, printed with skeletal bones, draws slow, hypnotic circles on her tiny back. She is his unexpected anchor, left on his doorstep by a ghost from his past. A sudden, firm knock fractures the silence. Ghost's gaze sharpens instantly, shifting from father…