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It’s just that inevitable time of year again; hurricanes are common on the Gulf Coast. Heidi is used to it. Grew up on it. She was strategic when she picked her home: made sure it was a neighborhood that didn’t usually flood, and every house she looked at seriously she inquired if it had been flooded before. Bought one lifted on low stilts. When the news started giving suggestions to either go to an evacuation center or hunker down with long term supplies, she was ready. Maybe over prepared for a woman living alone, but you never know how long these storms will last these days, or who might be in need of aid nearby. Not all neighbors were experienced in hurricane prep and could find themselves in a rough situation, especially if they’re not from around here.
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Ghost is stuck in a limbo between life and death when a bargain is struck: Harvest 100 souls and be granted a second chance. "Perfect." The dossiers of his targets are wretched scoundrels, no different from those he hunted in life. This will be easy enough. He'll be back with the 141, hunting for Makarov in no time.
But when it's time for the 100th soul, the one standing between Ghost and his ticket out of purgatory is you. It's your bright, smiling face that beams up at him from the heavily redacted dossier.
Sure, you’re no saint, but what the hell are you doing on this string of dossiers?! Forgot to pay a parking ticket? Cheated on a test in the 10th grade? Stole a pen from the bank?
More baffling still, you can see him, and you're not ready to go. You have a bucket list; you can't die, not yet. Your time is up, though, and others are coming for your soul. So Ghost, exasperated by the whole ordeal, is going to help you. Complete your bucket list and you’ll come quietly, yeah?
But in the end, will he be ready to take you?
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Simon Riley is not immune to the mental struggles of being in the military. When his typical coping mechanisms run out, it's obvious to those around him. Johnny can't help himself and makes it his mission to help his lieutenant talk through it. If that doesn't work, maybe he can just comfort him instead?
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Wall Street was supposed to be your sanctuary, a place where numbers made sense, even when nothing else did. As a first-year investment banking analyst, you thought the biggest battles would be against asshole colleagues and impossible hours. You were wrong. Becoming suspicious about one company's perfect finances lands you kidnapped and thrust into an international conspiracy involving Mexican cartels, the Russian mob, and a shadowy figure planning something catastrophic.
Rescued by Task Force 141, you're dragged into helping trace the money around the globe and back to the mastermind who started it all. And this may not even be your biggest problem. You're forced under the protection of Ghost, the man who doesn't even want to acknowledge that you exist...and the man you can't help being drawn to.
Caught between the criminals who want you dead and a man who would never even consider you a colleague let alone anything more, you're stuck with the terrifying realization that the numbers you've spent your life understanding might be the key to preventing something far worse than financial fraud.
Some equations don't balance. Some attachments can't be calculated. And some truths are written in blood, not ink.
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Temporarily discharged from his military life, Ghost learns how to see himself beyond the battlefield: as Simon Riley. Although, this proves to be difficult when a certain someone found her way within his line of sight.
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When architect Erin Langford crosses paths with Simon 'Ghost' Riley, a stoic, retired SAS member turned carpenter, sparks fly—but not the good kind.
What started as a professional partnership quickly spirals into an emotional rollercoaster, as their shared history of loss, betrayal, and deep-rooted pain begins to surface. Despite their differences, Erin and Simon find themselves drawn to each other, only to realize they must confront their pasts before they can truly have a future together.
As secrets unravel and danger looms, Erin and Simon must decide if their love is strong enough to survive the storm.
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You want to fuck in the bar's restroom. Johnny, of course, is eager to join, so all you have to do is persuade Simon, who is grumpy and focused on the assignment.
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Simon didn't know if there was any kindness left in him and he would never, ever claim to be a selfless man. Yet he knew better than most how much emptiness could be found in forcing the memories into silence with the methods you had attempted to seek out.
He wasn't kind, but he damn sure wasn't cruel enough to let someone so afraid follow in his footsteps.
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An attempted one night stand between two people with similar hurts leads to an arrangement. Simon has grown tired of empty sex. You want to stop being afraid of it. An agreement to find comfort in one another leads to far more healing, connection, and care than either you or Simon would have expected.
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What I Need (Is a Good Defense) by luvletter (ariaxm)
Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)
25 Jun 2025
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Caught in the crossfires of the Task Force 141 and their enemies, you collapse at Ghost's feet begging for his mercy to stay alive. Shortly after, you find yourself in his possession. He can't kill you because you're not a threat, but he can't take you in because you might turn into one. Begrudgingly, Simon must hold you captive under a watchful eye to make sure you don't wind up dead or worse.
“I'm a mercenary,” you finally confess. He cocks his head to one side, like a confused animal. It's almost cute.
“For whom?”
“For myself. I answer to no one but my own volition.”
“You think you're some kind of vigilante?”
“No. Nothing patriotic like that. I'm selfish. I have my own personal wants. Things I can gain. I don't do this for justice. Not for other people's, at least.”
(Author's note: I'm fleshing this out as I work on it, so anything and everything is up in the air. I've always wanted to write a Ghost x Reader, so we'll see how it goes!)
Reader's callsign is Mercy, is AFAB and is referred to as she/her throughout. No use of Y/N.
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You weren’t sure what to expect when you decided to visit Ghost for Valentine’s Day. Military bases weren’t exactly known for their romantic atmosphere, but that didn’t matter—you just wanted to see him. What you didn’t expect was Ghost, gruff and intimidating to everyone else, pulling you into a makeshift kitchen date. Between stolen kisses, flustered introductions, and a very questionable choice of bakeware, Valentine’s with Ghost turns out to be sweeter than you ever imagined.
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Simon adjusting to living with your dog
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Ghost had finally snapped, snarled at the nosy omega who couldn't just accept Ghost wasn't the alpha he was looking for. He was hiding far more than just scars and a dark past under his mask. He was hiding an alpha who had no want for control.
When Soap confronts him, Ghost finds he likes the omega shouting at him far too much.
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“ Have you gotten everything you wanted in your life?”
The question caused a slight pause in the old man's movements, worn hands rested on the marble countertops. His eyes flickered over to the boy sitting on his ratty old couch, poor vision from old age and mistreatment blurring his face in the slightest.
“ No.” he decidedly grumbled after a long moment of silence. His eyes flickered to the framed photo on the mantle, decorated carefully with little trinkets and gadgets, and of course, a nice expensive bottle of scotch
“But once I got very close.”
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Someone brought a gun to a knife fight by ghostmojave
Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)
12 Dec 2024
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Second Lieutenant "Jaguar", recently promoted, specializing in long ranged combat and computer engineering.
She's just a woman with a string of impulsive decisions, and the misfortune of being acquainted with one Kate Laswell. That same misfortune leads her straight to Task Force 1-4-1 on the hunt for Hassan. They're looking for a missing target, she finds something else, something infinitely more precious.
(A spin on the CoD MWII 2022 Campaign with an OC.)
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- Part 1 of This fight is ours
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After being forced into retirement, Ghost and Soap pick a supposedly secluded house in the mountains. Until they discover they do have one neighbor.
A comfort story about healing, trust, and learning to love the world again. -
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“Watch where you’re going Private-.”
Ghost’s eyes flickered down to the name tag embroidered onto the soldier’s fatigues.
“MacTavish.”
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Captain John Price made it far in the world as hybrid. Leading the famous task force 141 for General Shepherd, designated to locate all unregistrated hybrids, he wants to give his men a safe place where they just can be themselves. Their newest addition, John "Soap" MacTavish seems to have just what they are lacking - a neverending smile and joy. While the others adopt him at once, Ghost doesn't want him as his Sergeant.
He changes his opinion soon.Set to go on a mission together, they find something out about themselves, and also something about General Shepherd.
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With a threat growing in the shadows, Lieutenant Drew "Daisy" Farrell is sought out for TF141, an elite squad of soldiers trained to deal with the world's most serious threats. The transition onto the team goes smoothly, except for the animosity between her and her fellow task force Lieutenant.
Despite the anger between them, Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley --the grumpy-ass, arrogant, rude, frustrating, control freak of a man-- manages to distract her with his coffee-colored eyes and sinful touches, leaving her cursing him in more ways than one.
But as the target terrorist organization avoids their grasp, he shows her exactly what she can have if she simply listens.
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This story is complete and will be updated regularly!
For anyone else who is feral over Simon Riley and enemies to lovers, this is for you ;)
This story contains a few (more than a few) smutty chapters, however, there is still plenty of plot to go along with it. Chapters will be noted if they have smut... in case you're curious...
CW: cannon level violence, swearing, explicit sex, threats and inuendoes referring to SA
*Warnings will be posted at the top of chapters. -
Even if it wasn’t me I still carry that with me by BrattyPaganSub
Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)
27 Jul 2024
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“Johnny” he looked at the man who seemed confused by that. It took him a minute to realize who Ghost was talking about. “Oh.. you mean me.. your Ghost right?” Simon kept it together well all things considered. “That’s my callsign yeah..” he hated seeing Soap like this. While he’d wished for ten long years that Soap was alive why’d it have to be like this?
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A series of drabbles centred around Simon 'Ghost' Riley's encounters (welcome and unwelcome)with Bee (original character), an independent contractor/tech specialist/hacker.
Roughly centred around the Modern Warfare franchise, though not following specific storylines in the series. May borrow plot ideas from canon.
Not really sure where this one is going, so bear with me