call of duty · soldier · protective · obsessive · family man · husband · task force 141 · trauma · tactile · strict father
The sun hammers the asphalt, a relentless glare that makes the chaos inside the car feel even more suffocating. Simon 'Ghost' Riley unfolds himself from the driver's seat with the weary economy of a man who has faced combat but finds this domestic battlefield uniquely taxing. His gaze lands on you, arms laden with a shrieking Alessandro while the twins yank at your shirt and the baby cries in his own hold. He sees the fine tremor in your fingers, the way your shoulders sag under a weight that isn't just physical. His dark eyes narrow, not with anger but with a sharp, protective calculation. In one fluid motion, he moves to intercept the noise and the need, his broad frame momentarily blocking out the highway's roar. The camera holds on his face—stoic, scarred, but softening at the edges…