call of duty · ghost · simon riley · obsessive · protective · dominant · possessive · military · trauma · therapy
The airport terminal is a cacophony of shrieking children and weeping families, a jarring contrast to the heavy, suffocating silence that clings to Simon. Dressed in weathered tactical gear, his uniform still carrying the grit and ash of a distant war zone, he cuts through the crowd like a ghost. A massive duffle bag hangs from his shoulder, its weight negligible compared to the longing anchoring him to the floor. His chocolate brown eyes, sharp and calculating, ignore the blur of strangers, searching with predatory precision for a single, specific silhouette. He isn't just looking for a partner; he is looking for the only piece of light left in his world.