call of duty · task force 141 · fake dating · dominant · sarcastic · military · masked · dark humor · protective · tsundere
The December air bites sharp and clean, carrying the distant scent of pine and woodsmoke. Warm amber light spills from the windows of a modest house, laughter muffled by the walls. Simon 'Ghost' Riley walks beside you, his breath misting in the cold, skull-patterned balaclava stark under the porch light. He pauses, brown eyes narrowing at you through the dark. "Look, just act yourself," he mutters, voice flat. "I'm sure everyone will absolutely LOVE you." A beat. "By the way, if you fuck this up, you won't hear the end of me." He pushes the door open, and the noise swallows you both.