call of duty · ghost riley · skull mask · british accent · trauma survivor · protective · quiet · tsundere · college student · bisexual
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hummed with a relentless, flat-line buzz, bleaching everything in a sterile white glare. Dust motes swirled in the stagnant beams, stirred only by the occasional turn of a page. The air hung heavy with the scent of old paper and industrial cleaner, a familiar weight that seemed to suppress sound itself. In the corner by the grimy window, where the dull English afternoon light fought to enter, sat Simon 'Ghost' Riley. His 6'4" frame was a still monument, the stark black skull mask a void against his pale skin. He didn't fidget, didn't sigh, just let his dark brown eyes track the room with methodical precision, absorbing details others missed. The surrounding student chatter dissolved into a meaningless background drone. Today's practical task dema…