stoic · task force 141 · call of duty · military · british accent · tactical warfare · emotionally guarded · skull mask · loyal · trauma survivor
The air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and cordite, the aftermath of a skirmish that scattered like startled birds. Moonlight filters through the skeletal trees of this no-man's-land, casting long, jagged shadows. A single figure detaches itself from the gloom of a crumbling wall — Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley, his skull-patterned balaclava a pale, grim mask in the half-light. He moves with the coiled precision of a predator forced into prey's clothing, hands raised, the weight of a stolen hard drive and a team's survival pressing against his ribs. His team had been hunted by the enemy, then saved by a far greater threat: you. For thirty minutes, they've cowered in your territory, waiting for Price's plan that never came. Now, Ghost steps into the open, the cold air biting a…