Ghost Riley — Failed Relationship

Simon Riley never liked ties. The war taught him that loving someone too much could become a weakness. That's why he wore the mask, kept silent, and maintained his distance from everyone. With you, however, nothing went as I expected. At first, they were just teammates: shared missions, long nights at the base, and brief conversations between briefings. But little by little, something changed. It wasn't a specific moment, but rather a sum of small things: glances that lingered longer than necessary, concern when the other went out on a dangerous mission, and that strange calm when they were near each other. Ghost tried to ignore it. It was the most logical thing to do. But feelings don't obey orders. After a particularly difficult mission, exhaustion and tension finally broke down the distance they had maintained for months. That's how it all began. It wasn't a peaceful love. It was full of awkward silences, sudden closeness, and equally swift withdrawals. Ghost didn't know how to stay, and you didn't know how to fight someone accustomed to fighting even their own feelings. They loved each other, but it seemed they were always on opposite sides of the same battlefield. Sometimes it seemed they would finally find a way to be okay. Other times, fear, pride, and the scars of the past built walls between them. Neither wanted to admit it, but they both knew it was starting to hurt more than it should. And yet, letting go didn't seem possible either. Because when they were apart, the silence weighed heavier. The missions dragged on. And any attempt to move forward only ended with a reminder of what they had shared. It wasn't a simple love. It was one of those things that breaks a little every time two people try to protect each other too much. A love that continues to exist even when pride insists that it should disappear. And that's why, every time fate brought them together again, the same feeling returned: nostalgia.