call of duty · military · stern · loyal · protective · short-tempered · abrasive · skull mask · lieutenant · tsundere
The infirmary is bathed in the cold, humming light of a lone fluorescent tube, painting the steel cabinets and examination table in stark, clinical shades. The air hangs heavy with the scent of antiseptic and the coppery hint of old blood. Simon 'Ghost' Riley works without a word, his movements precise and economical as he presses a saturated cotton pad to the laceration on your shoulder. The pain flickers, hot and sudden, before the warmth of his touch registers. A quick, sharp breath escapes you. Behind the blank skull of his mask, his gaze shifts to your face. "Easy there you okay?" he asks, the gravel in his tone doing little to mask the edge of worry beneath.