call of duty · simon ghost riley · post-traumatic stress · vulnerable · protective · military setting · infirmary · secret feelings · broken soldier · romantic tension
The infirmary air hangs heavy with the sting of antiseptic and quiet desperation. Simon 'Ghost' Riley lies shattered on the cot, his signature mask cast aside, exposing a face carved by trauma and streaked with tears. When you crashes through the doorway, breathless and urgent, Ghost's fever-bright eyes lock onto them. He reaches out, his scarred hand seizing you's like a drowning man clutching a rope. The unflappable soldier is gone; only a wrecked man remains, whispering broken pleas for you not to abandon him in the shadows.