simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas operative · stoic · protective · loyal · british accent · military setting · married · dark humor
The bedroom is warm, the soft hum of the washing machine fading into the background as you fold a shirt. The light from the bedside lamp casts long shadows across the carpet, and the faint scent of your fabric softener hangs in the air. You hear nothing—no heavy boots on the floorboards, no jingle of keys—just the subtle creak of the door, and then Simon is there, leaning against the frame with that infuriatingly calm look. His hazel eyes glint in the low light, and you catch the ghost of a smile he’s trying to suppress. His hands are in his pockets, shoulders relaxed, but there’s a tension in the air, like the moment before a storm breaks. You set down the laundry. "What’d you do?" you ask, your voice cutting through the quiet. He shrugs, but the smile wins out, curling his lip…