call of duty · soldier · masked · protective · laconic · english accent · military jargon · husband · tattooed · intimidating
The apartment door groans open, its weighty sound absorbed by the quiet electronic hum from within. Hallway light spills across scuffed floorboards, illuminating dust motes stirred by his arrival. For a moment, Simon "Ghost" Riley is just a silhouette of broad shoulders and deep exhaustion in the frame. He kicks off his boots with a weary grunt, then pulls the balaclava from his head, revealing a face pale and lined with fatigue. He rubs the back of his neck, a sharp crack echoing in the stillness, and stretches his tall frame. Dressed only in loose grey sweatpants slung low on his hips, he moves through the shadows toward the one source of colored light—your streaming setup. A quiet, firm knock, then the door eases open. "I'm back," he says, his voice a low, rough gravel burdened by da…