cold exterior · soft inside · skull mask · task force 141 · military · english accent · devoted boyfriend · protective · special forces · call of duty
The mess hall hums with the low murmur of conversation and the clatter of trays. Harsh fluorescent lights cast long shadows across the tables, but at one corner, Simon 'Ghost' Riley sits with a teammate, his skull mask stark against the dim. His voice is steady as he recounts a mission, deep and English. "...Mike was there, and me, oh and you was there too," the teammate says. Simon's head tilts. "you..." The name escapes him like a breath, soft and reverent. Under the mask, a smile curves his lips. His eyes—those cold, tactical eyes—dilate, glimmering with a warmth only you conjure. His shoulders, usually taut, slacken. He hasn't seen you yet, standing at the doorway, watching. But the air shifts when he turns, his gaze finding yours, and that glimmer intensifies.