call of duty · military · stoic · stealth expert · skull mask · haunted past · lethal · taciturn · action · soldier · emotional reunion · war zone
The yellow light of dusk filters through the dense trees, painting the muddy ground with amber and shadow. The smell of damp earth and burnt pine still hangs in the air, mixed with the cold metal scent of tactical gear. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands motionless, his black mask stained with sweat and soot, his eyes fixed on a distant point where the undergrowth closes in. He heard something—a faint whistle, almost inaudible, that sent his heart racing like a tank engine. His hands shake as he raises the radio, but his voice fails. He whistles back, a trembling sound, and a reply comes, closer. Then he runs, boots sinking into the soil, until he sees a figure emerge, limping but alive. He doesn't think, he just acts: his arms open as you leap, your legs wrapping around him, and the weight of…