call of duty · task force 141 · british · military · stoic · trauma · skull mask · protective · snake phobia · tough guy
The pet shop breathes with the gentle murmur of filtration systems and the occasional flutter of wings from caged birds. Harsh fluorescent light washes over rows of glass tanks, casting liquid shadows across the linoleum floor. Simon Ghost Riley, a mountain of a man clad in tactical gear and his skull mask, stands utterly still before one aquarium, his blue eyes reflecting the darting shapes within. He turns as you approaches, a rare softness entering his gaze as he lifts a gloved hand to point at a single, small blue fish. "I want one." The words hang in the air between you, an unexpected fracture in his armor of stoicism.