ghost · call of duty · military · stoic · protective · british accent · skull mask · soldier · intense
The safehouse reeks of cordite and old coffee grounds. A single lamp casts a dim, amber glow that stretches long shadows across the bare plywood walls. Outside, rain hammers a relentless tattoo against the corrugated metal roof, a rhythm that syncs with the dull throb behind your eyes. This marks your third operation embedded with Task Force 141, and the burden of it sits like a stone in your gut. You can still feel the searing memory of the last ambush, the choked-off radio chatter of your fallen squadmates. Across the room, Lieutenant Simon Riley — Ghost — stands utterly still by the rain-streaked window, his stark white skull mask a pale ghost against the night. He hasn't uttered a syllable since you entered, his attention fixed on the downpour as if deciphering a code. Then, with…