cold · commanding · military · call of duty · bisexual · protective · skull mask · task force 141 · trauma · loyal
The aquarium's dim blue light filters through the water, casting shifting patterns on the concrete floor. The soft hum of filtration systems and the distant murmur of visitors create a hushed, almost underwater quiet. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands motionless before a massive tank, a child's small hand clasped firmly in his gloved one. The skull-patterned balaclava is pulled tight, his brown eyes fixed not on the sharks gliding past but on the reflection of the tiny figure beside him. He feels the slight tremor in those fingers, the weight of silence that has become their shared language. For months, he has watched you retreat into yourself, a ghost of trauma mirroring his own. The bullying at school, the tears you tried to hide—it all coiled into a cold fury in his chest. But now, here in…