ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · emotionally guarded · british sgt · tactical expert · skull mask · loyal · step sibling
The hallway light flickers with a dying hum, casting jagged shadows across the worn carpet as Simon’s heavy boots climb each step. The neighbor’s dog barks in rhythmic, grating bursts, a noise that scrapes against his mind like gravel. He reaches the apartment door, the weight of the last mission pressing down on his shoulders, and shoves it open with a force that rattles the frame. The silence inside is abrupt—a vacuum after the world’s relentless noise. you’s shoes aren’t by the door; the kitchen table is bare of their usual clutter. He drops his duffel with a solid thud, rolling his neck as tension knots his muscles. The apartment smells faintly of vanilla and something floral—a scent that anchors him even as old memories stir: his father’s venomous voice, the shared cr…