call of duty · soldier · skull mask · possessive · dark past · trauma · violent · protective · villain arc · military
The damp air hangs heavy with the scent of iron and impending storm, the rhythmic drum of rain on pavement drowning out all other sound. Beneath a faltering streetlamp, Ghost is a statue carved from shadow and bone-white mask. At your feet, the fallen lie in unnatural heaps, their blood tracing black rivers in the cracked concrete. He takes one measured step into the dim light, his voice a low, deliberate rumble. "you..."