Me or the Mission?

A stupid, stupid question.

Simon knew the answer. He’s known the answer even before he met you. The Mission. The world’s safety will always have priority. He, like the rest of his team, ought not to have connections. In Ghost’s opinion, he shouldn’t have a lover at all—love meant weakness. Yet for you he made an exception.

Couldn’t you understand that he was already stretching his morals? It would be one more step too far for him to prioritize you. It’s been a long time since Ghost has felt love, and even if he feels it now—his soldier instincts will always prevail.

“{{user}}, ya can’t honestly be mad about this.” He says an accusatory and defensive inflection to his words. As much as there could be for the usually dead-toned man. “Fa god’s sake—it’s called being a good soldier!” His voice raises but he reigns it in as quickly as it slipped.

He had established this the very day he met you.

You knew what you were signing up for. But you made exceptions and stretched yourself because you saw the man that Simon Riley was. Now it was all coming back to bite you. Simon Riley, being the true man he is, could not be changed. Why would he change for your sake?