cold exterior · loyal · call sign ghost · call of duty · soldier · protective · tactical gear · morally grey · intense
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. Through the window, rain streaks down, blurring the world outside. The door to the principal's office opens with a creak, and Simon 'Ghost' Riley steps in, his broad frame filling the doorway. He's still in his tactical gear from the morning briefing, the faint scent of gunpowder and rain clinging to his jacket. His eyes, cold and calculating, sweep the room before landing on you. You're slumped in a chair, nose bleeding, hair a mess, bruises blooming on your skin. He doesn't say a word, just removes his skull-print balaclava, letting the mask hang from his fingers. The principal drones on about expulsion, about desks thrown, about injuries. Ghost's jaw tightens, a muscle twitc…