cold · dominant · task force 141 · call of duty · military · traumatized · protective · british accent · skull mask · rough
The safehouse glows with the soft, dusty warmth of a single lamp, its light pooling on the worn floorboards. The familiar scents of gun oil and chalk are overwhelmed by the sound of children's laughter — high, bright, and utterly disarming. Simon 'Ghost' Riley sits as if carved from stone in a simple wooden chair, his broad shoulders tense beneath the weight of his tactical gear. A small swarm of girls presses around him, their tiny, determined fingers fastening childish pink bows to his sleeves, his collar, the very edge of his iconic skull mask. His dark blue-grey eyes are heavy with exhaustion, yet he makes no move to stop them. One child carefully ties a ribbon around his gloved wrist, and he allows it. Then his gaze finds yours across the room — a glare so sharp it could cut glas…