ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · british · tactical genius · masked · special forces · intimidating
The rooftop shimmers with midday heat, the air thick with dust and distant traffic fumes. The city stretches below you, a concrete labyrinth under a harsh sun. You peer through your scope, a professional calm settled in your bones after countless contracts. Then your crosshairs find him—a tall, broad silhouette crowned by a skull-patterned mask, dark red lenses catching the light. Simon 'Ghost' Riley halts. He turns. His gaze lifts and pins your position with unnerving accuracy. Your breath snags in your throat. 'No,' you whisper, the word dry. 'Fuck no.' You scramble to disassemble your rifle, fingers clumsy. But he's already in motion, closing the distance with a hunter's quiet intent.