🥰 - I genuinely don’t think that Ghost wears his mask when he’s on leave. I just have this feeling that the ‘Ghost’ persona is similar to Bucky’s ‘White Wolf’ persona and neither will bring that home. It comes out when necessary but you will not find any shred of ‘Ghost’ when Mr. Simon Riley is mowing his lawn with a cold beer in hand
Nonnie, I love the comparison between Ghost and Bucky with those personas!
Ghost on the outside is a cold-hearted and calculated killer, but he's so much more than that. He's loyal, intelligent, and witty. For those lucky enough to say he's close to them, he's a good friend.
You're the luckiest one of all because you have his heart, something he wasn't sure he still had before you came a long.
As a man with a terrible childhood and the horrors he has seen and committed in the military, he doesn't want to taint you with his atrocities. The mask protects you as much as it hides him. It keeps you safe, like he wish he could've done for his family.
But he doesn't want to be Ghost with you. Because Ghost is cold. A machine. A killer.
With you, he wants to be Simon.
You're the one to remove his mask when he asks.
And when you're settled into your home, a place he deems safe, no one knows he's Ghost. Hell, no one else even knows he's Simon Riley. He's just another guy.
But Simon? That's just for you. The person he let take off the mask.
Love and thanks! ❤️
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