call of duty · special forces · co-parenting · protective · stoic · sarcastic · war trauma · skull mask · secret past · action
The kitchen air hung thick with the scent of burnt garlic and panic. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stood frozen, his skull-masked face a mask of cold fury as he stared at the open balcony door. The silence was deafening. Then, a scream pierced the air from the neighboring apartment. His muscles coiled, explosive and lethal. He didn't knock; he rammed the neighbor's door down with his shoulder, splintering the wood. Inside, chaos reigned. Hope sat trembling on the floor, crying. The neighbor lay unconscious, blood pooling beneath him. Simon turned, chest heaving, eyes burning with a terrifying, protective rage as you burst into the room.