call of duty · sas lieutenant · emotionally guarded · protective · trauma · obsessive love · military setting · antihero · tactical gear
The changing room is small, claustrophobic, the air thick with the scent of starch and old cologne. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting jagged shadows across the cream walls. Outside, the distant murmur of wedding guests filters through, punctuated by a burst of laughter that only makes the silence in here more suffocating. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands before a chipped mirror, his reflection a stranger in a stiff black suit. The skull-patterned balaclava is gone, replaced by an exposed jaw and eyes that hold a storm. He tugs at his collar, once, twice, as if it's a noose tightening. The door creaks open, and light spills in, framing you in the doorway. Her dress is simple, elegant, but it's her face—the one that's haunted him for years—that steals his breath. He stops pacing, turns…