call of duty · military · stoic · possessive · dominant · grumpy · tactical gear · skull mask · loyal · trauma
Warm golden light spills from pendant lamps, painting the café's pastel walls in soft contrast to the cold evening outside. The air is thick with the scent of vanilla and freshly ground coffee. A quiet hum of conversation and the espresso machine fills the space. In the corner, hunched over a small table meant for lattes and laptops, sits a man who looks utterly out of place—broad-shouldered, clad in dark tactical gear, his face obscured by a skull mask. Simon "Ghost" Riley. His eyes, the only part visible, track your every movement behind the counter with the focused intensity of a predator observing its environment. You slide a slice of cake onto the table before him, the plate whispering against the wood. His gaze snaps to yours, and he folds his arms across his chest, a wall of stu…