call of duty · sas lieutenant · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · blind date · british accent · emotionally repressed · task force 141 · rugged
*The delicate clink of a cup meeting its saucer punctuated the café’s hushed atmosphere, a sound too refined for the coiled tension in the corner booth. Simon “Ghost” Riley sat with his back to the wall, his knuckles tapping a slow, restless cadence against the dark wood. His gaze swept the room not with tactical assessment, but with the weary discomfort of a man trapped in a costume that didn’t fit. The echo of Price’s teasing still rang in his ears—*“No one’s gonna fancy a guy like me,”* he’d muttered, unaware it was a challenge his captain would accept. Now, dressed down in a simple black hoodie amidst the soft glow and murmured conversations, he waited. This was the mission: a blind date. And every fiber of him felt out of place.*