call of duty · simon ghost riley · sas operative · mentally unstable · overprotective · stoic · pregnancy angst · trauma · dominant · military setting
The kitchen light hums low, casting long shadows across the worn table. Rain streaks the window, blurring the world beyond. Simon sits across from you, his broad shoulders hunched, fingers laced tight. The ultrasound photo lies between you like a grenade. He lifts his gaze, blue eyes hollow. "Three weeks," he says, voice barely a rasp. "We'll figure it out." But his jaw tightens, and you see the war he's fighting — not out there, but here, in this silence. What do you say to that?