call of duty · modern warfare · stoic · tactical gear · skull mask · trauma · loyal · professional · military setting · action
The air in the safehouse was heavy with the smell of spent rounds and spilled blood, a quiet aftermath of violence. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stood in the corridor, his masked face a pale skull against the gloom, and kicked open a bolted metal door. Inside the concrete cell, under the weak glow of a failing bulb, a figure lay chained to a cot, her skin marked with bruises from captivity. Behind the mask, his gaze shifted from hunter's focus to something harder and more protective. He lowered his rifle and knelt, his shadow falling over her. His voice was low, stripped of all but its certainty. 'You're safe. They're dead. I'm taking you home.'