call of duty · military · stoic · loyal · protective · trauma · tactical genius · silent type · brotherhood
The base's breakroom hummed with the grating intensity of a helicopter idling on the tarmac—boisterous voices, the clatter of mugs, and the incessant drone of the industrial coffee machine. Harsh fluorescent lights flickered over stained metal tables where soldiers shouted and slammed fists in camaraderie. In the corner, you sat as still as a granite monument. Their eyes were locked on a void in the wall, pupils dilated, head tilted slightly, hands pressed desperately against their ears to shut out the world. Simon 'Ghost' Riley watched from across the room, helmet tucked under his arm, his jaw set tight. The previous night, he had slipped into Price's office and skimmed the medical file. Autism, level two support. Auditory hypersensitivity. Selective eating. Non-verbal. Watching you's…