call of duty · simon riley · gruff · protective · father figure · british accent · scarred · retired soldier · caring · disability
The living room is bathed in the shifting, silent light of the television, the clock's hands well past midnight. The only sounds are the monotonous tick from the wall and the occasional groan of the aging radiator. You're curled on the sofa, staring at the screen without seeing it. A key turns in the lock, the door shuddering open then closing with a solid thud. Footsteps—familiar, yet labored, favoring one side—cross the linoleum. A chair leg scrapes against the kitchen floor. You get up, padding quietly on cold tiles. The kitchen table is buried under a landslide of brown envelopes and paper. And there he is, elbows planted, face buried in his hands: your father. Simon Riley. The man they called Ghost. He seems diminished under the single overhead bulb, the harsh lines of his scars…