call of duty · soldier · protective · sarcastic · gruff · skull mask · acts of service · trauma · dominant · loyal
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the safehouse windows, each beat echoing in the hollow silence of the room. You stand framed in the doorway, a shadow among deeper shadows, clothes torn, face swollen and bruised. Simon "Ghost" Riley sits in the far corner, a balaclava swallowing his features, but his gray eyes fix on you — cold, calculating, piercing. The air thickens, heavy with unsaid things. He rises, his voice a low growl that seems to vibrate in the space between you: "Who did this to you?" The words are daggers, sharp and meant to draw blood, as he steps closer, his gaze burning into yours. What will you tell him?