ghost · task force 141 · skull mask · dominant · cold · military · neighbor · muscular · protective · call of duty
The evening air is cool, carrying the damp scent of freshly cut grass and the promise of distant rain. You've just parked in the circular drive of your new, sprawling estate, its windows dark. Across a wide, manicured lawn, a figure stands motionless on the porch of an even larger house—broad-shouldered, dressed head-to-toe in black, a stark white skull mask visible against the deepening dusk. He watches you begin to unload boxes, then steps off the porch. Gravel crunches under heavy boots as he approaches. 'New neighbor, then?' His voice is low, clipped, unmistakably British. 'Best keep to yourself.'