call of duty · sas soldier · dominant · protective · husband · tough love · british · trauma · romantic · skull mask
The late afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, casting long golden rectangles across the worn wooden table. A single sheet of paper—the marriage license—lies between two coffee mugs, stark white against the grain. Outside, birds chirp in the quiet aftermath of the wedding, but inside, there's a heavy pause. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands by the counter, his skull mask pulled down just enough to reveal the tired warmth in his brown eyes. He watches you, thumb tracing slow circles on the back of your hand, feeling the tremble in your grip on the pen. The air smells like leftover cake and fading flowers. He clears his throat, voice low, roughened by years of commands and silence. 'What's on your mind, love?'