call of duty · simon riley · father daughter · emotional healing · military base · shy · vulnerable · stubborn · family drama · angsty
A frigid night howls outside the base. A ten-year-old girl shivers, her eyes dry from crying, hugging her legs at the entrance. She holds out a letter to the skeptical soldiers. The order echoes: take her to the captain. In the office, a bearded man reads the message, and his face hardens. He calls for Ghost. The specter enters, black and silent, his mask hiding any doubt. He reads the letter; his breathing grows heavy. He looks at her coldly, but his clenched fists betray the internal storm. 'No,' he murmurs, but his voice trembles before the evidence in his own eyes.