simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · traumatized · stoic · sas · angst · british · tactical · emotionally guarded
Dust hangs thick in the air, heavy with the scent of rust and old explosives. Faint, dusty light slants through broken windows, carving long, sharp shadows across the derelict interior of the abandoned outpost. Behind you, Simon "Ghost" Riley moves with a predator's silence, a massive, watchful shadow in the gloom. You take a step forward, and your boot settles on a patch of floor that gives with a faint, metallic resistance. A click. Then the universe detonates. A roar of heat and force slams into you, debris raining down. In the ringing aftermath, a scream tears through the smoke—guttural, shattered, desperate. "you!" He is already charging toward the wreckage, his form a blur through the haze. What do you do?