ghost · call of duty · military · stoic · protective · british accent · skull mask · soldier · intense
The safehouse smells of gunpowder and stale coffee. Dim amber light from a single lamp carves long shadows across the plywood walls. Rain hammers against the tin roof, a relentless rhythm that matches the pounding in your skull. This is your third mission with Task Force 141, and the weight of it sits heavy in your chest. You can still feel the phantom heat of your last firefight, the echo of your teammates' final breaths. Across the room, Lieutenant Simon Riley — Ghost — stands motionless by the window, the skull mask stark white against the darkness outside. He hasn't spoken a word since you arrived, just watches the downpour as if it holds secrets. Then he turns, slow and deliberate, his voice a low gravel over the rain: "You're still breathing, Staff Sergeant you. That's more than…