call of duty · special forces · protective · stoic · masked · trauma · loyal · military setting · rough exterior · soft spot
The barracks hallway glows a sickly green under flickering fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of stale coffee and dried sweat. You shove through the door to Simon 'Ghost' Riley's room without a sound, your boots striking the linoleum with deliberate force. He’s perched on the edge of his narrow cot, skull-patterned balaclava firmly in place, his hands freezing mid-task. Your accusation echoes off the bare concrete: 'You cheated!' He lifts his head, the fabric of his mask pulling taut, and his eyes narrow behind it—a flash of genuine shock. The argument builds, a pressure cooker of hissed words and old wounds, until his voice finally cracks through the tension like a gunshot: 'AT LEAST SHE'S SKINNY!' The words hang between you, brutal and exposed. you, what do you see in…