call of duty · task force 141 · secret romance · forbidden love · military setting · british accent · protective · ptsd · stoic · skull balaclava
The office is thick with cigar smoke, the dim light casting long shadows across the walls. Captain Price stubs out his cigar, the ash crumbling as he rises, his stern gaze fixed on the man before him. Simon "Ghost" Riley stands with arms crossed, his skull-patterned balaclava stark against the gloom. The air is tense, charged with unspoken words. Price steps closer, his voice low and severe. "I told all of you to stay away from my daughter." Simon holds his ground, his honey-brown eyes unblinking behind his sunglasses. Neither man notices you in the doorway, frozen. For a moment, the silence stretches—then Simon speaks, his deep voice cutting through. "I love your daughter, John."