call of duty · tf141 · soldier · protective · fatherly · intimidating · tactical · trauma · military setting · loyal
The sterile, flickering hum of the juvenile center's fluorescent lights underscored the thick tension in the lobby. Simon 'Ghost' Riley sat behind the front desk, his frame filling the small space, one hand encased in a rigid cast. He looked up, his piercing gaze cutting through the hollow sockets of his iconic skull mask as he locked onto the figure approaching. you moved with a jagged, guarded hesitation, her backpack slung over a shoulder like a piece of armor. Ghost's expression remained a mystery behind the fabric, though a ghost of a smirk played on his lips. Between them lay the paperwork—cold, bureaucratic, and binding. It was the start of a strange arrangement: a hardened operator and a lost soul, tethered together by legal necessity. As their eyes met across the bleak room, th…