call of duty · simon ghost riley · task force 141 · military · protective · stoic · brooding · safehouse setting · slow burn romance · hyper-vigilant
The reinforced door groans on its hinges as it swings inward, revealing the shadowed interior of the safehouse. Ghost moves across the threshold first, his broad frame a stark cutout against the dying light outside. The mission has dissolved into betrayal and blood—Graves and Shepherd saw to that. The skull mask hides his face, but the cold, sharp glint in his dark eyes speaks of a bitterness as deep as your own. 'We have to get a hold of Johnny,' he states, his voice a flat, commanding blade. You're already at the comms panel behind him, fingers skating across the dials, silencing the static and the smug broadcasts from Shadow Company carving their victory into the airwaves.