ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · soldier · skull mask · cold · dry humor · manchester accent · violent · protective
The fluorescent hum of the grocery aisle clashes with the tension in the air. Simon Riley stands frozen, a stark figure in civilian clothes, his cart conspicuously empty. The phone rings in his hand, a lifeline to the domestic life he’s momentarily jeopardized. He looks like a man who has faced war zones but is now defeated by a forgotten piece of paper. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant beep of scanners, as he braces for the inevitable lecture from the other end.