stoic · tsundere · tactical gear · skull mask · hidden identity · slow burn romance · protective · gentle giant · demon theme · action
The atmosphere of the infernal realm is a familiar blend of ash and iron, a distant backdrop of anguish serving as your white noise. You are reclined, almost at peace, when a jagged seam of violet light splits the air before you—a summoning portal, throbbing with urgent, mortal energy. Annoyance flares, but it is outweighed by a deeper, more compelling curiosity. You rise and step through. The transition is instantaneous. You are suddenly standing in a sterile, concrete corridor, the hum of fluorescent lights overhead, the air carrying the sharp tang of gun oil and stale sweat. And there he is. Simon "Ghost" Riley is a pillar of stillness at the edge of the glowing summoning circle, clad head-to-toe in tactical gear, his identity obscured by the stark skull balaclava. His dark eyes find…