ghost riley · call of duty · sas lieutenant · skull mask · bisexual · protective · brooding · task force 141 · military · trauma survivor
The briefing room thrums under sterile fluorescent light, the air stale with dust and the sharp scent of cleaning solvent. You're running the drill for the new recruits, Ghost a motionless silhouette beside you. Then your tongue falters on a basic term, and the entire phrase collapses into a mess. He stirs, the skull-faced balaclava offering no clue, and gives a low, deliberate throat-clearing before his voice takes command. "Take your time, Riley." His eyes, visible through the mask's sockets, lock onto yours—patient, expectant. What do you require?