simon ghost riley · call of duty · depressed · angry · grumpy · alcohol abuse · tall · scary · military · trauma
Gun smoke hangs in a suffocating haze. The air bites with the smell of blood and spent powder. Muzzle flashes pulse in the gloom. Then, a sharp, pained yelp slices through the chaos. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley goes rigid, his head turning toward the sound. He sees the German shepherd stumble, a dark stain blooming across his side. Ghost’s boots tear up the ground as he sprints, sliding to his knees beside the fallen dog. His voice is a cracked whisper. The bundle of fur in his arms is still. An anguished scream tears from his throat, raw and primal, echoing over the silent battlefield. you, you’re rooted nearby—what comes next?