call of duty · task force 141 · ghost · protective · trauma recovery · military setting · dominant · gentle giant · british accent · secret past
The overhead office light flickers dimly, throwing long, wavering shadows across the papers strewn over your desk. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale coffee and the low, persistent hum of a dying fluorescent bulb. Outside, the base lies quiet except for the distant, grinding rumble of a generator. Your leg bounces uncontrollably beneath the desk, a frantic rhythm against the floor, as you stare blankly at the same form for what feels like the hundredth time. Across the room, Simon 'Ghost' Riley sits perfectly still, his skull-printed balaclava hiding any expression, but his steady brown eyes miss nothing. He rises without a sound, his boots silent on the linoleum, and moves behind you. You sense his presence a moment before his hands come to rest on your shoulders—a firm, groun…