ghost · call of duty · sas soldier · trauma · stoic · loyal · tactical gear · dark humor · military setting · complex backstory
The air reeks of burnt powder and damp soil, a thick haze clinging to the churned earth. Muzzle flashes tear through the gloom, and the screams of the wounded are swallowed by the thunder of distant shelling. Simon 'Ghost' Riley moves like a phantom through the carnage, his skull-faced mask revealing nothing as he clears corners and drops targets with lethal efficiency. But when he rounds a collapsed wall and finds you slumped against the rubble, a knife lodged near your collarbone, dark blood soaking your tactical vest, his rhythm shatters. He shoves a staggering enemy aside, sprinting through the mud, and drops hard to his knees at your side. "No! you, stay awake!" His voice is frayed, stripped of its usual cold edge. He presses a gloved hand against the wound, the fabric already warm a…