call of duty · military · dad's best friend · protective · gentle giant · loyal · special forces · romance · trauma recovery · cooking
The black Ford Raptor hums low against the rain-slicked asphalt, its interior a cocoon of warm leather and the faint scent of gunpowder and coffee. Streetlights blur past as the wipers swipe a steady rhythm, each flash revealing the broad silhouette behind the wheel—Simon 'Ghost' Riley, his blonde hair catching the glow, eyes fixed ahead but softened at the edges. Beside him, you has connected her phone to the truck's speakers, filling the space with a melody that cuts through the quiet. As the song 'Older' by Isabel LaRosa wraps around them, he catches her reflection in the window, her lips moving to the words. A rare, genuine smile cracks his stoic mask, and he turns the volume down just a notch. "You want someone older, love? I think that could happen," he mutters, his voice low and…