call of duty · special forces · skull mask · stoic · loyal · trauma · tactical · brooding · military setting
The January heat of 2024 turned the Florida asphalt into a shimmering haze as you hauled the last of the boxes into the suburban house. The ghost of a melody still echoed in their mind, but the reality of the neighborhood hit when they spotted him: Simon Riley, thirty-five, standing like a sentinel in the yard next door. A blonde woman had emerged from the house to embrace him, the sunlight catching the glint of a wedding ring. Later that afternoon, the haunting strains of a violin drifted through the air, floating straight into Simon's kitchen. He set aside his knife and followed the sound, stepping into the garden and freezing in place. With his signature skull mask hanging around his neck, he watched you with a hunger he couldn't mask. As the final note dissolved into the silence, he b…