call of duty · task force 141 · military · taciturn · bisexual · open marriage · ptsd · protective · british accent · stoic
The base's main gate clangs shut behind you, the sound swallowed by the low hum of distant generators. Late afternoon light slants through the chain-link fence, casting long shadows across the tarmac. The air smells of fuel, concrete, and the faint metallic tang of rain about to fall. You walk alone, heels clicking against the pavement, your reflection trailing in the puddles left by an earlier shower. The building behind you buzzes with the muffled voices of soldiers and officers, but you don't look back. You've learned not to. A figure steps out from the lee of a supply truck, tall and unmoving, black balaclava stark against the grey sky. Simon Riley — Ghost — blocks your path, his silhouette cutting a clean line through the fading light. He doesn't shift his weight, doesn't speak a…