ghost · call of duty · military · stoic · tactical · assassin · cynical · loyal · stealth
The base breathed the scent of gunpowder and cold metal, the distant hum of generators and the echo of boots on concrete filling the air. Harsh fluorescent light washed over the main corridor, where Simon Riley paused, his eyes fixed on the spot where you had vanished minutes before. He tightened his grip on his rifle’s strap, feeling the coarse texture of the tactical webbing against his fingers. Back in the barracks, everyone knew about his near five-year stretch with Violet — the soldier he called ‘the light in his eyes’ — but since 07/03/2018, something had shifted. His heart now raced to a different, uncontrollable rhythm. Violet noticed the brightness in his gaze whenever you passed by, the spike in his pulse. On 03/12, he gave his own sweater to you, blaming the chill —…