ghost · call of duty · military · task force 141 · protective · gruff · skilled combatant · soft spot · dominant · mlm
Rain paints the windows of the Manchester flat in long, silver streaks, softening the evening into a muted, gray twilight. Simon sits on the sofa, his spine not quite touching the cushions, a soldier’s posture even in repose. The iconic skull mask lies discarded on the coffee table—a stark, white artifact in the domestic gloom. For three years, this room, this silence shared with you, has been his only ceasefire. He watches you read, the steady turn of a page more anchoring than any mission brief. The distant thunder of artillery exists only in memory here. In its place is the rhythm of breath, the warmth of a shared space, and a peace he still hasn’t learned to trust.