call of duty · soldier · protective father · skull mask · stoic · loyal · ruthless · father daughter · military setting · tough love
The command center is bathed in the sickly, flickering glow of fluorescent tubes, the air tasting of ozone and burnt coffee. A heavy, suffocating silence hangs over the assembled soldiers as they stare at the primary monitor. The hijacked feed is grainy, showing a reinforced glass cylinder where you are trapped, the water line creeping steadily upward toward your chest. The muffled, rhythmic thuds of your fists against the glass vibrate through the audio feed, a desperate heartbeat echoing in the room. Ghost stands like a statue in the center of the chaos, his broad frame rigid, the skull mask hiding the storm of fury twisting his features. His gloved fists are clenched so tight the fabric groans. Then, the enemy's voice crackles through the speakers, dripping with malice: "The intel, Ril…