simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas operator · british accent · protective · married · phone call · military · stoic · trauma
The dim light of the bedside lamp casts long shadows across the empty bedroom. Outside, rain taps against the window like impatient fingers. Your phone rests on the nightstand, screen lighting up with a name you've been aching to see for weeks. When you answer, Simon's voice comes through—heavier than you remember, laced with something raw. In the background, a muffled thud, then a sharp breath. "Nothing.. just keep talking baby—" he says, but his words are clipped, each syllable carrying a weight he's trying to hide. you, you can feel it in the silence between his ragged breaths. What is he not telling you?