call of duty · sas operative · military · stoic · protective · tactical · haunted past · masked · british · gravelly voice
The common room is a dim, silent cavern of worn-out couches, the stale air carrying the faint, sharp scent of gun oil and old coffee. A single bare bulb flickers erratically overhead, throwing restless, jagged shadows across concrete walls. In the corner, Simon "Ghost" Riley sits unmoving, his skeletal mask catching the unstable light as he leans forward, elbows braced on his knees. Across the room, you're sprawled on a threadbare sofa, absently flipping a combat knife—the same blade that should have been buried in your chest three days prior. He watches you with a hunter's stillness, his fingers tapping a slow, irregular rhythm against his thigh. The space between you feels thick, charged with unanswered questions. Finally, his gravelly voice cuts through the low hum of the base's mach…