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   Gilded Lily by Apollos_Last_Prophet

   Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/F, M/M, Multi
   • Work in Progress

   27 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • John "Soap" MacTavish/Simon "Ghost" Riley
   • Kyle "Gaz" Garrick/Farah Karim/Alex Keller
   • Nikolai/John Price (Call of Duty)
   • Kate Laswell/Kate Laswell's Wife
   • Rodolfo Parra/Alejandro Vargas
   • Simon "Ghost" Riley
   • Simon "Ghost" Riley's Family
   • John "Soap" MacTavish
   • John Price (Call of Duty)
   • Kyle "Gaz" Garrick
   • Kate Laswell
   • Alejandro Vargas
   • Rodolfo Parra
   • Vladimir Makarov
   • Alex Keller (Call of Duty)
   • Farah Karim
   • Phillip Graves (Call of Duty)
   • Valeria Garza
   • Manuel Roba
   • Minor Character Death
   • Temporary Character Death
   • Kidnapping
   • Brainwashing
   • Past Torture
   • Past Abuse
   • Past Brainwashing
   • Past Violence
   • Past Drug Addiction
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Blood and Injury
   • Gore
   • Guns
   • Knives
   • Identity Issues
   • Simon "Ghost" Riley Needs Therapy
   • Panic Attacks
   • Bad Jokes
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Implied/Referenced Drug Use
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Betrayal
   • References to Drugs
   • Parent John Price (Call of Duty)
   • John Price Needs a Hug (Call of Duty)
   • Soft John Price (Call of Duty)
   • Simon "Ghost" Riley Loves John "Soap" MacTavish
   • Hurt Simon "Ghost" Riley
   • John "Soap" MacTavish Loves Simon "Ghost" Riley
   • Hurt John "Soap" MacTavish
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Constipation
   • Protective Task Force 141 (Call of Duty)
   • John Price Acting as Task Force 141's Parental Figure (Call of Duty)
   • Task Force 141 as Family (Call of Duty)
   • Polyamory
   • BAMF John "Soap" MacTavish
   • BAMF Simon "Ghost" Riley
   • Gaz Appreciation
   • Dissociation
   • Muteness
   • Selectively Mute John "Soap" MacTavish
   • British Sign Language
   • Child Murder
   • Ghost's Backstory
   • POV Simon "Ghost" Riley
   • Nightmares
   • Angst with a Happy Ending

   Summary

   Ghost is alive - he dug himself free from his own grave, from the clutches of his tormentors and from the nightmares that haunt him.

   He's alive - but that's all.

   His life has no meaning, anymore - he's just a tool, a weapon, a wraith. He lives, he fights, and one day, he'll die. Afterall, what does he have to live for? Each day, he holds on, searching, losing hope - maybe one day, he'll find his reason.

   Then, in the most unexpected place, the most unexpected person - he finds it.

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   Part 2 of the 'nothing but my aching soul' series; should be able to stand on it's own, but I recommend reading the first part!

   Series

   • Part 2 of nothing but my aching soul

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   37,872

   Chapters:

   11/18

   Comments:

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   Bookmarked by Mech_on

   13 Apr 2026

   Bookmarker's Tags:

   • #peakmedia

   Bookmarker's Notes

   this is so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!