Price is a master at forehead and head kisses in general. One of his big hands cupping the back of your head as he leans in to press a firm kiss against the skin of your forehead. He loves when you're in bed together, spooning you from behind as he kisses the top of your head and breathes in the scent of you. Something about a forehead kiss makes Price feel in control, makes him feel like the protector. He knows that he can keep you safe in his arms.

Gaz loves to kiss your hands because it's smooth and such a gentlemanly thing to do. He claims it's the most intimate place to kiss. Whether he's holding your hands while you're walking down the street, he's helping you out of the car or you're feeding him something. He kisses your palm, your fingers and your knuckles. He also loves to kiss the inside of your wrist, right where your pulse point is, feeling the flutter of your heart beneath his lips that gives away how much he affects you.

Ghost is a classic mouth kisser. His lips might be chapped and scarred, but they somehow feel like heaven against your own. He always gives you a long, deep kiss before he goes on deployments, like he's trying to memorise the feel of you. When he gets home he does the same, sighing against your lips. It's a reminder that you're real and alive. When you kiss him back, tongues meeting in a dance as old as time, it proves that despite all his flaws, you still love him.

Young Nikolai because people like himmm

Who's whole world shatters when John Price and Simon Riley show up at your door.

Who spends weeks sitting next to your husband, adamantly refusing to pull the plug, even when doctors say there's no hope.

Who is the first thing Soap sees when he opens his eyes.

Who feels immense relief when your Johnny's eyes lock onto yours with recognition in his gaze. He may not be able to walk or eat or talk, but he knows you.

Who quits your job, or at least takes an undetermined amount of leave so you can utilize your skills in his recovery. Nothing quite as good a motivator as kisses and love.

Who stays through the highs and lows of recovery, stays through Soaps self-loathing, his depression, his heartache that he'll never do the job he loves again, never be the man he was again.

Who reassures Soap that through sickness and in health goes both ways, and that you aren't leaving him just cause he gets migraines and shakes and has a slight slur. that helping him bathe and go to the bathroom is much preferable to the older folks you helped at the nursing home you work at on the weekends. "At least you've never grabbed your own shit, luv."

Who traces the scar on his head at night when he sleeps, thanking every and any power that be that he made it back to you. No amount of emotional or physical problems could ever change that.

the man from manchester first began crushing on you just by a mere interaction. you didnt even do anything extraordinary, the two of you met in a meeting room, John Price introducing you to the rest of the team, and amid your introductions with the all five men, you made brief eye contact with them all, including ghost.

during that brief moment of eye contact, lasting no more than three seconds— when your own shiny and curious eyes met his dead ones— simon quite literally felt like an arrow shot through his heart. to simon, you unintentionally imprinted on him.

from then on, the rest of the men have noticed a theme between the two of you.

whenever you walk into a room, ghost's hard-to-get-attention is suddenly fixated onto you. he goes quiet, quieter than usual, and stiffens up entirely. the man sometimes even shushes others when you are talking with a harsh glare or a sharp "shh" that is too quiet for you to notice but loud enough for others to hear.

in social events, the man follows you like a puppy. youre always wondering why men dont approach you anymore and youve yet to figure that maybe its because theres this 6'4" 250 lbs man looming behind you like a menance, but his eyes are quite literally shiny and alive just by being around you.

the best of all is the bold caring side of him that hes eager to share with you. whether itd be him insisting that he be the one to carry you when youre injured amid a mission. its him who takes all the heavy lifting and just looks at you with a deadpan stare when you complain.

its him who drives you late at night home when you suddenly want to leave the bar, its him who always answers your call at the wildest hours when you need someone to pick you up from whatever trouble you got yourself in. its him who listens intently to you yap off about your niche interests and concerns, and its even him when youre upset and crying and want a hug even though he hates physical contact.

and if someone dares to slander your name? well, if they are a man, simon just gets to add the guy to his list of people he scares out the country.

so if its clear simon adores you with every might of his being, then why hasnt he asked you out? even soap is scratching his head.

the answer? nerves. youre just too good for him. simon rather watch you from the sidelines, from the view of being three steps behind you, he'd eagerly wag his tail in secret at the sight of you, just to be able to appreciate your presence a minute longer without losing you like the rest of them.

—cod masterlist.

The certified doodle/study dump. More below, in no particular order!

Welcome to the 2026 Whumperless Whump Event, where we celebrate all kinds of situational, accidental and environmental whump! If this is your first time, welcome in--if you've been here before, thanks for coming back!

FAQ and text version under the cut!

Sicktember 2026 Prompts:

1. Crash Out

2. Worried sick

3. Forced to care for a rival

4. Medical restraints

5. “Stop whining, you’re fine,” (They’re not fine)

6. Doctor visit

7. Sick on a date

8. “I can’t keep anything down,”

9. Sick in a snowstorm

10. “Stop getting out of bed!”

11. Wrapped in blankets

12. Sick in front of a partner for the first time

13. A usually shy pet begins to curl up to the sick character more

14. Infected wound

15. Rehab after a severe illness

16. Sick while camping

17. Caregiver burn out

18. Character gets spoiled by their caregiver

19. “I can’t afford to go to the doctor,”

20. Parenting while sick

21. Gaunt face

22. Carnival food poisoning

23. X-Ray

24. “My boss won’t let me take a sick day.”

25. Out of medicine

26. “I just want my parent (s),”

27. Work from home day

28. Dizzy

29. “You made the soup wrong!”

30. Mental health day

Alt Prompts:

1. “I don’t need anyone to take care of me!” (Loves being dotted on)

2. Pillow fort

3. “I’m bored.” “You wouldn’t be bored if you took a damn nap,”

4. Flowers

I have two answers to this nonny:

1) It's fiction. And we know little to nothing about these characters outside of the games. These men are the most brilliant fanwork assets because of that. Anything is possible! We see them clearly capable of more than one emotion, but in the games it's so locked down to the plot of "holy fucking shit the world as we know it could end", so we can explore and play with these characters in so many other senses! All fanfic is pretty much a "what if" in the best of ways.

Who's to say Ghost doesn't have a kid or sum who he cries and boohoos over. (I know in canon he probably, very much does not. But he's capable, IF he wanted to. I don't think in canon he would greatly want to, but in my little fics, maybe he wants to.)

Which leads me to...

2) People are not one dimensional. I have seen the meanest, scariest fucking drill sergeants become absolute puddles when it comes to their kids. I had a Master Sergeant who scared the living hell out of us, classic 6 foot something, strong, bald, clean shaven, voice like a boom box, jaw that could kill you, but also was most respected out of nearly all of our NCOs because he knew when to turn it off and be human. I've seen him shed tears. He absolutely LOVES his wife.

And as fun and awesome it is to show these characters being scary and mean and cool and badass as they are in the games, they deserve a chance to be human too. At minimum for the opportunity to explore other sides of masculinity that too often get pushed aside and shoved down. And most and most beautiful bc yippee !! play with dolls because I can !!! It reminds me of a quote I heard about why women love reading and watching gay media, that basically said that a relationship between two men is a greatly accessible form of different sides of masculinity that women often don't get to witness. (If I remember where the quote is from I'll add it here.)