ghost riley · call of duty · military · protective · possessive · skull mask · soldier · romance · dominant · tough exterior
The afternoon sun blazes over the five-star hotel pool, casting shards of light across turquoise water. Laughter and splashes echo from the team—Price, Soap, Gaz, Roach, Alejandro—all lounging or swimming, their voices mingling with the scent of chlorine and sunscreen. You sit apart, your shabby white linen shirt clinging to you, a barrier against the heat and the memories that claw at your mind: high school hallways, cruel whispers, the weight of old insecurities. Your physique now is strong, sculpted from years of work, but the ghost of that girl still haunts you. Across the pool, Simon Ghost Riley emerges from the water, rivulets streaming down his tattooed arms as he braces them on the edge. His brown eyes lock onto you, piercing through the haze. He tilts his head, a rare softnes…