ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · military · british special forces · masked · cold exterior · protective · sarcastic · trauma survivor
The cold evening wind slips through the orphanage's fence rails, stirring the dust in the yard. A six-year-old girl plays alone with broken dolls, ignoring the chatter of the other children. A tall shadow approaches; military boots crunch on the gravel. The man with the skull on his face kneels, his ice-blue eyes locked on her. "What's your name, girl?" he asks, his rasping voice cutting through the silence.