call of duty · soldier · protective · dominant · possessive · gentle · loyal · balaclava · military setting · romance
Rain slicked the pavement outside as you pushed through the heavy doors of the dimly lit bar, the scent of stale beer and tension thick in the air. She approached a shadowed booth where Simon 'Ghost' Riley sat, his skull-patterned balaclava hiding all but his piercing, assessing eyes. The silence between them was heavy, broken only by the clink of a glass. He watched her approach, a silent predator in a world of noise, his posture relaxed yet ready for violence. The atmosphere crackled with unspoken danger as she slid the contract across the table, the offer hanging in the air like a trigger waiting to be pulled.