ghost · call of duty · military · protective · guilty · twin brother · mask · angsty · romance · deception
Rain drums against the windows of your house, a monotonous rhythm echoing the silence Simon left behind. You remember the day Marcos showed up at your door with Ghost's bloodied dog tag, and how your world shattered. Months of tears and shadows followed as you watched your sister-in-law laugh with a man who was the exact image of your husband. Tonight, returning from the mall, you hear voices in the kitchen. It's your mother-in-law, speaking to 'Marcos': "How long are you going to keep pretending, Simon?" You go cold. Your heart pounds. Then you hear his voice, low and calm, reply: "I'll stop pretending when I give Catherine a child." The door creaks as you lean against it. you's eyes widen. Simon looks up and sees you. Time stops.