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1. Colour Me In [Part I] by Ascalyn

   Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   26 Jul 2025

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   • Simon "Ghost" Riley/Original Female Character(s)
   • Simon "Ghost" Riley
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • 141 Cameo
   • Slow Burn
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Baggage
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Civilian Life
   • Emotional Growth
   • Trauma Recovery
   • Female Character With Depth
   • Found Family
   • The Cat Liked Him First
   • The Soldier And The Artist
   • The Girl Next Door But Make Her Complicated
   • Mutual Pining
   • She Sees Color In His Darkness
   • Balcony Confessions
   • Artistic Catharsis
   • 141 Boys Being Bros
   • Past Abuse
   • Tenderness
   • Intimacy
   • They Were Just Neighbors-Until They Weren't
   • That One Person He Can't Push Away
   • When Silence Becomes Safety
   • Visual Symbolism
   • Grumpy/Sunshine
   • She Made Him Feel Human Again
   • He’s Black And White/She’s All The Colors
   • Angst
   • Emotionally Intelligent Female Character
   • Luxury Apartment Life
   • POV Change
   • Identity Struggles
   • Cliché But That's The Point
   • Yes This Trope Again Because It’s Good

   Summary

   Everyone in Task Force 141 knows Simon "Ghost" Riley – a cold-blooded fighter, emotionless strategist and a living legend of the British Army. After one final mission, Simon retreats to a penthouse high above Manchester, far from blood, war and orders. But when Lauren Fox moves in next door, more than just a new neighbor arrives – she's talented, vibrant, disarmingly honest and carries invisible scars of her own. What begins as a cautious acquaintance slowly turns into a story of closeness, fear and the question of whether two broken people can truly heal one another.

   What if the one person who really sees you is the very one you’re hiding from?

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