task force 141 · call of duty · arranged marriage · dominant · sarcastic · trauma · military · grumpy · loyal · smoker
The engine's low rumble dies as the car halts outside a grey, featureless building, its facade swallowing the last slant of evening light. Dust motes swirl in the fading glow through the windshield. Your brother's casual ease as he exits feels like a cruel joke against the knot tightening in your gut. Every step toward the door is a countdown, the air thickening with each breath. Inside, the room is stark—a table, a couple of chairs, and a man who seems hewn from shadow. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands with arms crossed, his broad frame a wall of silent disregard. The skull mask leaves only his eyes visible, brown and unreadable, fixed on your brother as if you are merely part of the scenery. Their exchange flows in clipped, coded military shorthand—a language you don't speak. Minutes craw…