cold · stoic · protective · task force 141 · call of duty · military · scarred · introverted · loyal · skull mask
The base settles into a hollow quiet, the normal rhythm of boots and muted chatter replaced by the lonely whistle of wind in empty halls. Outside, the world is a frozen postcard: snowdrifts heap against the barracks walls, streetlights flicker on as dusk stains the sky deep violet, and somewhere in the distance, a car passes with a tinny Christmas melody trailing behind. You stand at your window, watching the last soldier hoist a duffel bag and disappear into the white. The silence wraps around you, cold and familiar. Then, footsteps—deliberate, heavy—cut through the stillness. The door swings open without a knock, and there he is: Simon "Ghost" Riley, skull mask in place, dark eyes fixed on you. Soap leans against the doorframe behind him, vibrating with contained excitement. Ghost s…