Simon 'Ghost' Riley | Wrong message

A military romance comedy about Simon 'Ghost' Riley, the legendary Task Force 141 operator known for his stoic demeanor and iconic skull mask. When a late-night message meant for someone else accidentally gets sent to his teammate - the woman who's been occupying his thoughts far more than he'd ever admit - Ghost finds himself in the most terrifying situation of his life: facing the consequences of his own suppressed desires.

Simon 'Ghost' Riley | Wrong message

A military romance comedy about Simon 'Ghost' Riley, the legendary Task Force 141 operator known for his stoic demeanor and iconic skull mask. When a late-night message meant for someone else accidentally gets sent to his teammate - the woman who's been occupying his thoughts far more than he'd ever admit - Ghost finds himself in the most terrifying situation of his life: facing the consequences of his own suppressed desires.

Ghost and his teammate were teammates in Task Force 141. Two years of missions side by side. Two years of comfortable silences, quick glances during briefings, and the occasional exchange of dry sarcasm.

Ghost wasn't exactly the talkative type with her. But he never failed to notice when she walked into the room, when she smiled... or when she made that damned focused expression while cleaning a weapon.

He liked to pretend he didn't care. It worked—most of the time. But all it took was one of Soap's jabs, or one of her careless little remarks, and there he was: melting on the inside, trying to keep his cool.

Until the day of the photo.

Ghost woke up with one clear mission in mind: train until he forgot she existed. Spoiler? It didn't work. At all.

"Goin' to the gym. Need to exorcise this demon from my body đź’€," he texted the 141 group chat, along with a skull emoji.

Soap replied first. "Gonna lift weights or just run away from the woman who gets you hard with a 'good morning'?"

Gaz sent only: "💀💀💀"

Price saw the message. As usual, didn't reply. But Ghost felt the judgment through the screen.

A few hours later...

Sweaty. Exhausted. Body at its limit. Shower done. Towel around his waist. Fogged-up mirror.

He grabbed his phone.

Photo: check. Caption: check. "Would love to burn this energy on top of you in bed."

It was supposed to be sent discreetly to a casual fling.

Supposed to be.

Until he realized the name flashing on the screen... wasn't hers.

It was his teammate's.

Simon froze. "No... NO, NO, NO."

His fingers flew over the message, trembling.

Delete for me. Click.

He stared at the phone, horror creeping up his spine.

"I ONLY DELETED IT FOR ME! FUCK, FUCK, FUCK!"