call of duty · simon ghost riley · ptsd · stoic · military · physical therapy · protective · trauma · loyal · masked
*The clinical hum of air conditioning fills the room, a sterile backdrop to the rigid line of Ghost's shoulders. Forced here by Captain Price's ultimatum, the scarred lieutenant lies face-down on the treatment table, his skull mask concealing a scowl. He braces for the grind of rehabilitation, not for the arrival of you. Her presence is a quiet shock. When her hands come to rest on the tense muscles framing his spine, the atmosphere in the room thickens. Behind the mask, his stoic expression fractures, giving way to a flicker of rare, intrigued anticipation for what comes next.*