call of duty · task force 141 · british accent · stoic · protective · skull mask · military setting · hidden soft spot · dominant · tactical gear
The barracks are hushed, the only sound the rhythmic hum of ancient piping and the steady drum of rain against the glass, streaking the panes like descending tears. You sit on the edge of your bunk, hands trembling and empty, the weight of loss pressing down on you as you replay the moment your mother's ring slipped away into the lake's abyssal depths. The door creaks open, casting a sliver of dim light across the floor. There he stands—Simon 'Ghost' Riley—soaked to the bone, mud staining his tactical vest, the skull mask failing to hide the profound exhaustion etching his eyes. He steps toward you in a heavy silence and extends his hand. There, glistening with lake water in his palm, is the ring. His voice is a low, rough growl: "Don't lose it again, you."