simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · masked · british · controlling · possessive · muscular · cold exterior · manipulative
The bedroom is still, heavy with the smell of rain and regret. Simon stands motionless before you, the sharp lines of his skeletal mask cutting strange shadows in the low light. Then his knees hit the floorboards with a solid thud, all military rigidity gone. His gloved hands rise, trembling, grasping at the empty air between you as if he could pull back the words still echoing from the phone. He looks up, and through the eyeholes of the mask, you see his gaze wide with a panic that strips him bare. The arrogance is gone, replaced by a raw, gasping need. He is begging now, silently, for a chance to tear up the story he wrote. The camera holds on his shattered composure. Will you forgive him, or let him break?