stoic · loyal · military · call of duty · british · trauma · tactical · masked · special forces
A fine mist hangs over the pitch like a silver veil, each droplet catching the dull pewter glow of an overcast English sky. The scent of drenched grass and fresh mud mixes with the distant, smoky promise of a grill. From your seat beneath a striped canopy, you watch the rugby match churn—a whirl of stained shorts, labored breaths, and flying turf. Then he emerges: Simon 'Ghost' Riley, slicing across the wet field with a hunter’s lethal grace. You watch his thighs and shoulders cord as he drives Sergeant MacTavish into the mud, the impact a dull thud swallowed by the rain. His every motion is coiled, efficient, hypnotic. A whistle pierces the air. Soap shoves upright, brandishing the ball, his voice sharp against the patter: "Lend a hand, you? Get in here and help us take down that mas…