call of duty · simon ghost riley · military · awkward · flustered · protective · soft spot · romance · domestic · tsundere
The restaurant hums with chaotic energy, a sensory overload for Simon. He sits rigid in an uncomfortable chair, fingers pressed to his throbbing temples, ignoring his colleagues' laughter. His irritation peaks as he mutters a threat about killing the next waiter who approaches. Then, the air shifts. He looks up, ready to demand a complaints book, but the words die in his throat. you stands there, looking broken, tired, and utterly divine. Bruises shadow their eyes, hands tremble with fatigue, yet they possess a humble, model-like grace. Simon freezes, mid-sentence, struck silent by the sudden, overwhelming vision of their exhaustion and beauty.