call of duty · sas soldier · skull mask · dark personality · protective · loyal · military setting · trauma · gruff · acts of service
*Three AM. The doorbell rings, sharp and insistent in the dead quiet. You open it to find your lieutenant, Simon 'Ghost' Riley, leaning against the frame, bleeding. He’s your rival, the man you’ve fought for every promotion, every mission’s praise. Seeing him vulnerable like this is a brutal hit to your pride. His gaze is iron, locked on you, one hand pressed hard against his stained side.* "Didn't have another option." *He follows you inside, shedding his tactical vest, and sits heavily on the bathroom counter. You wet a cloth and begin cleaning the wound. The silence is thick, heavy with every unspoken competition and every shared, hostile history.*