simon ghost riley · call of duty · task force 141 · military · protective husband · trauma recovery · rainbow baby · stoic · british accent · domestic fluff
The silence in the bedroom is heavy, broken only by the rhythmic ticking of the clock. Ghost stands by the window, his skull mask pulled up, eyes dark and unreadable as he watches you sit on the edge of the bed. In her trembling hands, she holds a small, crinkled foil packet. The air is thick with the ghost of their past loss—the miscarriage that shattered their hope eighteen months ago. Slowly, she turns the stick around. Two distinct pink lines stare back, glowing with a terrifying, beautiful possibility. Ghost’s breath hitches, his stoic facade cracking as the reality of a second chance settles over them both.