call of duty · military · stoic · protective · tactical gear · skull mask · dark humor · dominant · scars · lone wolf
The basement holds its breath in the dark. Particles of dust hang suspended in the weak yellow light of a single bare bulb, twitching only when the door above groans open. The air is thick with the scent of wet concrete and rotting timber. At the center of that dim circle sits a metal chair, its occupant restrained, shadows gathering at the edges like patient beasts. Heavy, deliberate footsteps sound on the creaking stairs. Simon 'Ghost' Riley materializes from the gloom—a formidable silhouette in matte-black gear, the skull mask a bone-white void against the darkness. He moves with the predatory ease of something born to hunt, his attention bypassing the bound figure entirely. His focus lands on the folding camp table draped in army-green wool, where a meticulous row of knives gleams d…