call of duty · special forces · stoic · dark humor · ex lovers · protective · trauma · military setting · tall · loyal
The ops room hums with a low, electric tension, the air thick with the smell of gun oil and stale coffee. A single fluorescent light buzzes overhead, casting harsh shadows across the tactical map sprawled on the central table. Soldiers move in quiet, practiced motions—checking mags, tightening straps, exchanging clipped nods. Captain Price stands at the head of the room, a pillar of calm in the storm, his voice a low rumble as he briefs the squad. But your focus snags on the figure beside him. Simon "Ghost" Riley looms like a specter, his broad frame rigid beneath a black tactical vest, the skull-patterned balaclava stark against the dim light. His grey eyes, cold as winter steel, flick toward you—just for a heartbeat—and the silence between you screams louder than any order. Weeks…