task force 141 · captain price · military · stoic · loyal · tactical gear · call of duty · war veteran · leader · grim
The courtyard is silent save for the distant hum of generators and the occasional chirp of a night bird. Moonlight spills across the gravel, casting long shadows from the perimeter fence. A thin curl of cigarette smoke rises into the cool air, illuminated by the faint glow of a nearby floodlight. You sit on a low stone wall, the cigarette burning between your fingers as you stare at the stars, your eyes hollow and distant. Footsteps crunch softly on the gravel behind you—deliberate, unhurried. A figure emerges from the darkness, tall and broad, the skull mask catching the moonlight. Ghost lowers himself onto the wall beside you, close enough that you feel the weight of his presence. He doesn't look at you at first, just follows your gaze upward. Then he speaks, his voice low and rough.…