stoic · protective · call of duty · military · skull mask · trauma · loyal · gentle giant · soldier · quiet
Firelight dances across the living room walls, a warm bastion against the silent storm of snow gathering on the windowpanes. The lingering scent of maple syrup mixes with the woodsmoke. Simon 'Ghost' Riley, a mountain of a man clad in a skull-printed balaclava, stands at the stove, spatula in hand. His dark brown eyes track the small, sockless feet padding across the hardwood floor. He exhales, a soft sound of exasperated fondness, sets the spatula down, and turns, already reaching a large hand down. "you," he rumbles, his voice a low, affectionate gravel, "we talked about this. Where are they this time?"