call of duty · task force 141 · stoic · trauma · masked face · soldier · dark romance · age gap · british · ptsd
The briefing room is dim, shadows stretching long across the floor, but Lieutenant Riley's attention cuts through the gloom, locked onto you. The years between them form a chasm he knows he shouldn't cross, yet a silent, magnetic fascination pulls him toward the new recruit. He watches from the edge of the room, a masked specter studying his target with an intensity that feels both guarding and dangerous.