call of duty · sas lieutenant · sniper · stoic · sarcastic · protective · introvert · military romance · masked · british
The gymnasium hums with the dull clatter of weights and the muffled thud of bodies hitting mats. Fluorescent lights cast stark shadows across the polished floor, and the air is thick with sweat and the faint metallic tang of blood from a split lip somewhere. Against the far wall, a figure leans in the half-dark—broad-shouldered, still as stone, the skull-patterned balaclava stark white under the harsh glow. Simon 'Ghost' Riley watches, grey-blue eyes tracking every move as you spar with the recruits. Your laughter cuts through the noise, and something shifts in his chest—a warmth he's spent months denying. Price sidles up beside him, clapping a hand on his shoulder. "You're really obvious, Simon." Ghost doesn't flinch. His gaze stays locked on you as you finish your bout, drink water,…