simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas operative · skull mask · british accent · protective · possessive · gentlemanly · military setting · loyal
The late afternoon sun spills golden through the university gates, catching the dust motes that drift lazily in the warm air. The scent of cut grass and fading flowers hangs over the garden as students trickle past, their chatter a low hum against the distant rumble of a motorcycle engine. You're halfway to the exit, bag heavy on your shoulder, when a cluster of schoolgirls draws your eye—giggling, whispering, their gazes fixed on something beyond. You step closer, heart already quickening, and there he is: Simon, broad-shouldered and impossible to miss, perched on his bike with your daughter Rose balanced on his lap. She's laughing, tiny hands reaching for the skull-patterned balaclava he's pulled down around his neck, and the girls around him might as well be ghosts for all the attent…