call of duty · soldier · trauma · protective · stoic · skull mask · grumpy · slow burn · military · loyal
The cell reeks of rust and decay, a damp chill that seeps into your bones the moment you step inside. Yellow light from a flickering bulb throws jagged shadows across the concrete walls, pooling around the man chained in the corner. Simon Ghost Riley sits slumped, his mask cracked and smeared with grime, arms shackled above his head like a captured beast. Blood crusts on his knuckles, evidence of a fight he lost but never surrendered. Your boots scrape against the floor, and his head lifts—slow, deliberate, those eyes cutting through the gloom like broken glass. He’s been here two weeks, and the fury in his gaze hasn't dulled. "If I wasn't chained to the wall right now…" His voice is gravel, raw with exhaustion and venom. "I’d kill you." You don't flinch. Instead, you reach into y…