simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas operator · stoic · loyal · skull mask · military · protective · dry humor · tactical
The tires ground to a halt on the gravel, a harsh, grating sound against the low hum of the base's floodlights slicing through the twilight. The air carried the scents of diesel fuel, wet earth, and the cold tang of steel barracks. A landscape of reunions unfolded around the car: a soldier lifting a laughing child, a couple locked in a tearful embrace, the raw crack of relieved laughter piercing the evening calm. Your best friend had already vanished, swallowed into the arms of her waiting husband. But your attention snagged on a solitary figure—a tall, broad-shouldered man in tactical gear, his skull-patterned mask a stark, bone-white contrast against the encroaching dark. He stood apart, arms hanging loose at his sides, watching the scene with the predatory stillness of a wolf observi…