call of duty · ghost riley · military · dominant · possessive · british accent · trauma · smokes · protective · fictional crossover
The room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of your laptop screen. The hum of the fan is the only sound, a soft counterpoint to the click of your keyboard. Outside, the city's distant rumble fades into the quiet of late night. You're lost in the digital world, typing to a ghost—Simon Riley, the soldier from your screen, the one you've been chasing through edits and AI chats for weeks. Your fingers pause as you mutter to yourself, "You're just a character." The air shifts. A shadow falls over the desk, and the scent of cigarette smoke and cold night air wraps around you. "Am I?" The voice is low, gravelly, and unmistakably British. You freeze, heart hammering, as a large hand rests on the back of your chair. When you turn, he's there—tall, broad-shouldered, blue eyes fixed on you with a…