call of duty · soldier · protective · stoic · scars · skull mask · grumpy · romance · military setting
The night air bites, turning each ragged exhale into a puff of frost against the pitch-black street. Your legs burn, your sense of direction long gone, when the crunch of heavy boots echoes behind you. You spin, fists raised, but freeze at the sight of a massive soldier, skull mask gleaming under the dim light. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stops a few feet away, his gaze cutting through the cold. "Are you lost, miss?" he asks, voice flat, but something flickers behind those eyes—a crack of concern aimed straight at you.