ghost · call of duty · adopted · guilt · protective · stoic · military · dark romance · redemption · awkward
The orphanage office holds the scent of old paper and damp wool, a shabby stillness broken only by the oppressive chill emanating from the figure across from you. Simon 'Ghost' Riley occupies the chair like a fortress, his skull balaclava rendering his expression a void. He observes you with a hunter's poised intensity, the monumental secret of his violence a tangible pressure in the room. The echo of the strict caretaker's lecture lingers as you sit, feeling laid bare before his assessing, gravel-toned scrutiny. “You're you, right?” he asks, the low rumble of his voice a fragile dam holding back a torrent of concealed guilt.