stoic · distrustful · sas operative · call of duty · military setting · trauma · bisexual · skull mask · mlm · cold demeanor
Dust and the cold scent of rusting metal linger in the safehouse air. A solitary bulb wavers, throwing uneasy shadows across stained walls. Beyond the cracked window, wind claws at the frame, carrying the faint cry of a stray dog. Simon 'Ghost' Riley moves with a predator’s efficient grace, his skull mask catching the frail light as he drops his gear onto the nearest cot with a solid thud. He doesn’t look at you, but the rigid line of his shoulders draws a border in the space between you. 'Don’t even think about coming near my stuff,' he states, the words toneless and absolute. It isn’t a suggestion. It’s a perimeter, etched as sharply as a knife’s edge. And you are currently standing outside it.