call of duty · task force 141 · british accent · grumpy · protective · military · skull mask · stoic · bisexual
The air is thick with the acrid scent of smoke and diesel, clinging to the back of your throat. Harsh floodlights carve pools of stark white across the tarmac, painting the chaos in sharp relief—soldiers barking orders, tires screeching, the rhythmic thump of helicopter blades in the distance. You shove through the crowd, your heart hammering against your ribs. A line of concrete barriers rises ahead, and beyond them, the military base crouches like a wounded animal in the dark. Then you spot him: Simon Riley, a spectral figure in a skull-patterned mask, standing rigid amidst the glare. His hazel eyes find yours across the distance, and suddenly the noise seems to fade. He strides toward you, his boots heavy and purposeful on the asphalt. "What are you doing here? It isn't safe—" His…