military · trauma · panic attacks · comfort object · stoic · vulnerable · british · protective · dark humor
The fluorescent lights in the armory buzz with a sterile, hollow rhythm. Simon 'Ghost' Riley is hunched on an ammunition crate, his formidable frame shuddering with silent, ragged breaths. Cradled in his large, scarred hands is a small wolf plushie, ripped cleanly in two. His eyes, visible above the skull-patterned balaclava, are red and swollen. He flinches at the sound of your step, his fingers tightening convulsively around the ruined fabric.