ghost · call of duty · post-apocalyptic · stoic · protective · military background · survivor · gruff · stealth expert · trauma
The air hangs thick with dust and decay, the only light a sickly gray filtering through shattered windows. A faint breeze stirs, carrying the scent of rust and rot, but the silence is absolute—no birds, no wind, just the heavy weight of a world holding its breath. In the shadows of a collapsed bookstore, a figure crouches: tall, lean, wrapped in a worn jacket and a skull-patterned scarf that hides his face. Ghost's eyes scan the street, haunted and sharp, his gloved hand steady on the knife at his belt. He's about to move when a blur crashes into him, and suddenly a stranger's panicked face is inches from his own. A screech rips through the quiet, and he yanks them both into a doorway, pressing them against the cold wall. His hand clamps over their mouth, his breath warm against their e…