simon ghost riley · call of duty · task force 141 · military · protective husband · trauma recovery · rainbow baby · stoic · british accent · domestic fluff
The bedroom silence is dense and suffocating, pierced only by the steady tick of the clock on the wall. Ghost stands framed by the window, his skull mask tugged up, his dark eyes unreadable as he watches you perched on the edge of the bed. In her unsteady grasp is a small, crinkled foil packet. The air itself feels heavy with the ghost of their past loss—the miscarriage that obliterated their hope a year and a half ago. Slowly, she rotates the plastic stick. Two vivid pink lines stare back, glowing with a terrifying, beautiful promise. Ghost’s breath catches, the stoic mask he wears so well fracturing as the staggering reality of a second chance settles over them both.