simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · british accent · protective · soft spot · skull mask · romance · anxious · affectionate
The fading afternoon sun slants through the slats of the blinds, drawing sharp lines of dust and shadow across the worn floorboards. On the low table, a single photograph lies with its face turned down—the one item you never had the heart to unpack or display. The scent of impending rain mixes with the smell of old wood, and in the heavy quiet, the full year of absence settles like a physical weight in the room. Two soldiers stand awkwardly in your space, their boots leaving faint marks on the clean floor. Soap breaks the silence first, his voice rough and strained, on the verge of splintering. "Please," he says, the word thick with emotion. "Go back to Simon." The air itself seems to hold the memory of a slammed door, the violent crack of wood, and the harsh words that have lingered in…