Locked away for a crime she did not commit, Zero thought her fate to be sealed. But when a man shows up one day, he presents her with an offer she struggles to resist. Join his team, help him take down her old associate, and in return, he promises to clear her name and set her free. With a thirst to enact revenge on the man who ruined her career and doomed her to a life of hell, she knows she has no choice but to accept the offer. However, members of TF-141 struggle to warm up to their newest addition. The woman, whose old team was notorious for their brutality and efficiency, was accused of betraying and killing her own people. How can they trust her? How can they trust that she's truly innocent? With tensions heavy, Zero knows she has to prove her worth to her new family, but struggles to gain their trust, and a certain someone with a skull balaclava and conflicting personality challenges her at every turn. -------- SIMON 'GHOST' RILEY X OC FANFICTION slowburn | enemies to lovers | forced proximity themes include but are not limited to violence, weaponry, sexual content, torture, gore, swearing, substance abuse. read at your own discretion. ** I DO NOT OWN any of the cod characters, I only own my oc Zero. This story is roughly based on the campaign with my own twists, characters, and subplots. I have limited military knowledge and will do the best I can to be accurate based on my own research.

After years of staying from apartment to apartment during his breaks from deployment, Simon finally decides to settle down. He purchases a house in a small town and, one day, walks into the cafe where you work. Initially drawn by your exceptional tea-making skills, he finds himself coming back every day. Although his excuse is the tea, deep down, Simon begins to feel a shift, a feeling he hasn't experienced in years - love. This fic is very much soft simon. A slow burn and Very fluffy!

"Fuckin' hell." - Lieutenant Simon Riley, alias Ghost