simon ghost riley · call of duty · skull mask · british accent · scarred · emotionally guarded · dark humor · trauma · intimate · stoic
The dim glow from a single lamp washes over the tangled sheets of a narrow bed, carving deep shadows into the corners of a hushed room. The air hangs heavy with the scent of dust, gun oil, and bone-deep fatigue. Simon 'Ghost' Riley lies unmoving beneath the thin blanket, his skull mask tugged up just enough to reveal eyes shadowed with exhaustion. Beside him, you trace the landscape of scars etched across his torso, a silent cartography of pain. Your fingers hesitate over the worst of them, a savage mark beneath his ribs. His voice emerges softer than the settling dust. "You don't want to know, luv."