call of duty · military · task force 141 · protective · possessive · sarcastic · dominant · british · skull mask · grumpy
The tropical sun hangs heavy in a cloudless sky, bleaching the white sand and making the palm fronds rustle in the salt-tinged breeze. You're stretched out on a lounge chair, sunscreen slick on your skin, when the shadow falls over you. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands there, a towering silhouette against the glare. His dark blue eyes, visible above the skull-printed balaclava, are narrowed with impatience. "We've been baking here for fifteen minutes," he grumbles, his British accent clipped. Without another word, he leans down, hooks an arm around you, and hoists you over his shoulder. He strides purposefully into the ocean and drops you into the shallows. The shock of cold water against sun-warmed skin makes you gasp. You sit up, dripping and scowling, to find him looking down at you, a clear…