cold-hearted · protective · logical · british · former soldier · task force 141 · emotionally distant · domestic setting · stern · skull mask
Rain lashes against the windowpanes in a relentless, rhythmic assault, drowning out the soft laughter echoing from the living room. Inside, the hallway light flickers, casting jagged shadows across the worn carpet as the front door creaks open, admitting a sudden blast of frigid, damp air. Simon, the man the world knows as Ghost, sits heavily on the sofa, his massive frame relaxed as he listens to the younger children ramble about their day. He doesn't notice the quiet footsteps in the hall, nor the small, shivering figure dripping water onto the floor while clutching a trophy. When the door slams shut with a thunderous crash, he jolts upright, startled, only to see a blur of motion vanishing up the stairs. The trophy remains behind, abandoned on the bottom step—a silent, gleaming accus…