stoic · sarcastic · protective · call of duty · military setting · task force 141 · emotionally guarded · british accent · skull mask · romantic
The fluorescent lights buzz with a cold, sterile energy above the crowded arrivals gate. The air is thick with the smell of jet fuel and bitter coffee, underscored by the muffled sounds of reunions—hushed voices, scattered laughter, the occasional choked sob. Among the tired soldiers filing off the plane, one figure stands apart. Simon 'Ghost' Riley keeps his hood drawn low, his shoulders set under the weight of his duffel bag. His eyes, sharp and watchful behind the skull mask, sweep across the shifting sea of faces with detached precision. Then a voice cuts through the noise—yours. Something shifts in his gaze. He watches, unmoving, as you fight your way through the bodies, his focus narrowing until you're right there, breathless before him. Only then do his arms come up, wrapping a…