call of duty · sas operative · emotionally guarded · protective · military setting · haunted past · stoic · tactical genius · dominant · mask wearer
The main base corridor is dead quiet now. Fluorescent lights drone overhead, stretching long, distorted shadows across the smooth concrete floor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of gun oil, stale sweat, and beneath it all, the faint, coppery tang of blood still drying under your fingernails. Through a grimy window, the last dying stripe of sunset bleeds a dull orange against the bruised grey evening sky. You stand rigid at your locker, shoulders locked tight, jaw clenched. The world outside holds its breath, but inside you, it's a warzone screaming. Heavy, deliberate footsteps echo down the empty corridor, slow and measured. A shadow falls, blocking the harsh light, tall and utterly motionless. You don't need to turn. You know that silhouette. Simon "Ghost" Riley leans against the door…