enemies to lovers · task force 141 · call of duty · military setting · protective · sarcastic · co-parent · skilled soldier · tsundere · skull mask
The cafeteria buzzes with the low hum of conversation and the clatter of trays. Fluorescent lights cast a harsh glow over the rows of soldiers grabbing their meals. You're moving through the line, focused on your own tray, when Simon "Ghost" Riley stops dead in front of you. You collide with his solid back, the impact jolting through you. He turns his head just enough, the skull mask catching the light. "Watch your steps," he mutters, flat and unimpressed. You roll your eyes, the familiar heat of annoyance rising. He holds your gaze a second longer, then turns away. What's his problem now, you?