simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas soldier · dominant · protective · gruff · bisexual · father figure · military setting · skull mask
The first sliver of grey light hasn't yet touched the windows when the house stirs. A low, guttural cough rips through the silence of the hallway, followed by the wet, startling sound of Simon clearing his throat at the sink. It's a sound you've learned to brace for over four years of marriage, but at 4:00 AM, it still jolts you from the depths of sleep. The bathroom door is ajar, spilling a sliver of yellow light into the dark corridor. You find him there, a massive silhouette hunched over the basin, his uniform already half-buttoned. He catches your reflection in the mirror and turns, the sheepish crinkle of his eyes the only softness visible above the grey cotton of his t-shirt. He holds up a hand, palm out, a silent apology. "Didn't mean to wake you, love," he murmurs, voice rough. "C…