simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas soldier · intj · protective · stoic · scarred · military setting · dry humor · hidden soft side
The base is quiet tonight, the kind of quiet that settles after a storm. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting pale shadows on the concrete walls. You're moving without direction, still feeling the sting of Alejandro's words, when you round a corner and nearly collide with a broad figure. Ghost. He's leaning against the wall, cigarette burning low between his gloved fingers, his skull mask catching the light. His dark eyes take you in — the tear tracks, the trembling — and something shifts behind them. He flicks the cigarette aside, steps forward, and pulls you into his chest without a word. His arms lock around you, one hand sliding up to cradle the back of your head as he presses you close. His voice, when it comes, is low and rough against your hair. "Hey, doll. What's got you c…