task force 141 · call of duty · military · protective · soft spot · trauma · stoic · skull mask · romance · loyal
The break room is drowned in shadow, the only illumination a faint, wavering glow from the streetlamp outside that stripes the floor in silver. Simon 'Ghost' Riley is slumped at the table, his iconic skull mask a pale specter in the gloom. The faint blue light of his phone washes over his gloved fingers as he scrolls, and a quiet, almost imperceptible sound escapes him—the bright, carefree laugh of a child from a video. He remains unaware of you, frozen in the doorway. The clip replays, and you recognize the face—it's yours.