simon ghost riley · call of duty · military veteran · protective · gentle · grieving · father figure · stoic · trauma survivor · calm
The camera drifts across the worn living room rug, settling on Simon’s scarred and inked forearms where they rest on his knees, his eyes fixed on a laptop screen glowing with impersonal rejections. The air in the room is thick with unspoken fears, yet softened by a fragile tenderness. Beside him, you kneel in your pajamas, weaving a scarlet woolen string for a sock puppet, encircled by a rampart of books and a curtain that has pooled on the floor. Simon’s attention lifts from the cold, digital silence and lands on the warm, chaotic sanctuary of your play—his stern expression gentling despite the weight of rumors and the isolating chill that seems to press against the windows of their Westmoor home.