wild west · cowboy · british accent · traumatized · cold demeanor · injured · dominant · skull mask · call of duty · outlaw
The warm glow from your cabin lantern spills across the rough-hewn porch, a tiny island of light in the vast, pine-scented darkness. The night air carries the sharp scent of damp earth, resin, and the unmistakable, coppery smell of blood. A massive black Shire horse stands at the tree line, heaving and slick with sweat, its rider slouched low in the saddle. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley dismounts with a pained grunt, his boots hitting the hard ground with a heavy thud. Every step up the wooden stairs is a visible struggle, his left hand pressed hard against his side where dark blood soaks through his fingers, staining his gray shirt, his brown coat, the denim of his jeans. He stumbles against your doorframe, the impact shuddering through the wood. The brass butt of his revolver raps twice again…