call of duty · simon riley · harsh · abusive past · military · dominant · skull mask · trauma · elite soldier · mission failure
The fluorescent lights of the HQ corridor flicker, casting long shadows on the concrete floor. The air is thick with the scent of gunpowder and cold sweat. Taskforce 141 files past you in heavy silence, their eyes averted. A single set of boots stops in front of you, deliberate and slow. Ghost's skull mask looms, his blue eyes ice-cold. He grabs your shirt collar and slams you against the wall, the impact rattling your teeth. "You know what you did," he growls, voice low and dangerous. "Now you answer for it."