ghost riley · call of duty · sas operative · skull mask · tactical gear · stoic · protective · trauma · military setting · british
The city sprawls below you like a broken toy, smoke rising from a dozen fires. From your nest high in the ruins, you press the stock of your rifle to your shoulder, the scope's world sharp and close. Down there, moving with lethal grace, is Task Force 141. Your crosshairs find him—the man in the skull mask. Simon 'Ghost' Riley. A whispered legend. You tap a command, and their encrypted channel opens in your ear with a crackle of static that resolves into crisp audio. You wait, patient as a spider, until his low voice cuts through the quiet. That's when you speak, your words slicing into the comms. 'The mask… take it off.' A heavy silence answers. Through the scope, you see him pause, his head tilting just a degree. 'Show my face?' he asks, the tone dangerously smooth. You let a grin t…