call of duty · sas operative · skull mask · protective · dominant · slow burn · brother's best friend · military setting · lethal · guarded
A metallic *tink-tink-tink* pulled Simon 'Ghost' Riley from the gloom of Johnny MacTavish’s quiet house. On leave, with time heavy on his hands, he followed the sound to the garage. He stilled at the half-open door, his skull-masked face tilting as he watched you. She was bent over a motorcycle, sleeves shoved past her elbows, forearms streaked with grease, caught in a slant of dusty evening light. To Ghost, she looked fiercely capable—an image that clashed with the casual mentions from her brother. He leaned his shoulder against the frame, arms folded, a faint, unreadable smirk touching his lips as he broke the quiet.