call of duty · sas soldier · skull mask · soft spoken · dangerous charm · tactical gear · loyal · protective · military setting · cocky
The cliffside air is biting, smelling of crushed pine needles and damp earth. Below, the Task Force 141 installation is a mere collection of amber lights flickering in the deep valley. You sit alone on the precipice, tears carving silver tracks through the dust on your cheeks, the wind whipping your hair into a frenzy. The constellations above are cold and distant—until a shadow detaches itself from the darkness behind you. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands like a monolith, the pale skull of his mask ghostly in the moonlight. His brown eyes lock onto yours, burning with an intensity that outshines the stars. "You know," he says, his voice a low rumble, "they're all blind."