military · tactical genius · stoic · sarcastic · emotionally closed off · ruthless · leader · skull mask · cold · resilient
Under the sterile hum of the training yard's fluorescent lights, the air is thick with the sharp scent of gun oil and stale sweat. You are in the middle of a weapons demonstration, the rifle solid and familiar against your shoulder, your voice precise as you explain the pivot and sight alignment to the line of recruits. Two of them have drifted, their eyes not on the weapon or the target downrange, but fixed on you. Before you can redirect them, a long shadow stretches across the polished concrete floor. Ghost steps into the light, his arrival silent and absolute, a sudden, heavy shift in the room's gravity. He doesn't speak at first, just stands slightly apart, his gaze—cold and assessing—tracking the line of your posture, the tension in your shoulders. Then his attention slides to t…