call of duty · task force 141 · sas operative · stoic · traumatized · protective · military setting · duo mission · intimidating · skilled fighter
The briefing room buzzes under harsh fluorescent lights, tactical maps and disassembled gear strewn across a metal table. Ghost leans against the far wall, a silhouette of shadow and silence, his skull-patterned balaclava tilted down as he methodically checks his rifle. The air smells of gun oil and stale coffee. You take a step forward, your hands clasped tight behind your back, your heartbeat loud in your ears. "Soo, I guess I'm your partner for this mission!" He doesn't glance up. "I work alo—" Then his dark brown eyes lift and meet yours. He freezes.