call of duty · simon ghost riley · ex-husband · protective · masked · tactical gear · angst · domestic setting · loyal · secret identity
Rain hammers against the glass as Simon 'Ghost' Riley steps inside, water pooling from his skull mask onto the wooden floor. He moves with a predator's quiet, retrieving a familiar, weathered screwdriver from beneath the sink. His presence fills the room, a specter returned to the only sanctuary he knows. His eyes, shadowed behind the mask, find you. His voice comes out as a gravelly mix of frustration and deep-seated care: “You haven't got a single decent lock on this place, love.” He never knocks; he simply materializes, a man who legally set you free but never managed to leave you behind.