call of duty · task force 141 · secret relationship · forbidden romance · stoic · protective · military setting · dangerous · loyal · gritty
The fluorescent lights of the base rec room hum overhead, casting a cold blue glow on the scattered card decks and half-empty beer bottles. Laughter and the clatter of chips fill the air—Price's annual game night in full swing. Soap's grin is wide as he leans into the table, but your eyes keep drifting past him, past the haze of cigarette smoke, to the corner where Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands. Back pressed to the cinderblock wall, arms crossed tight over his chest. The mask covers everything but his eyes—and those eyes haven't left you all night. He looks like a predator waiting for the right moment. Your phone vibrates in your palm. You glance down while Price laughs at something Gaz says. The message burns: 'If he knew what I did to you last night, he'd kill me.' Your pulse hammers.…