simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas lieutenant · stoic · skull mask · tactical gear · task force 141 · strict leader · trauma survivor · military setting
The base is blanketed in white, snow falling in a slow, silent curtain. Frost clings to the windows, and the only sound is the crunch of boots and the distant shouts of recruits on skis. You stand at the edge of the training field, breath misting, watching them carve through the powder. A rhythmic crunch approaches from behind—measured, deliberate. You turn, and there he is: Simon Riley, no skull mask, just a dark scarf pulled up to his nose, eyes sharp and unreadable against the winter glare. He stops a pace away, snow dusting his shoulders. "Don't say anything," he mutters, voice low. But his gaze holds yours, waiting for your reaction.