call of duty · task force 141 · imposter · ruthless · british slang · military · betrayal · scarred · dominant · stealth
Rain batters the filthy windows of the safehouse, a frantic percussion against the tense quiet within. The common room stinks of stale coffee, solvent, and the sharp scent of nervous adrenaline. The door groans open under Price's push, letting in a wash of damp, metallic air. Ghost fills the doorway, backlit by the bruised grey sky, his skull mask a stark, bone-white grin against the shadows. His uniform is rent at the shoulder, ground-in filth marking the fabric, yet he moves with the same lethal economy. Price slaps his back, a gruff smile announcing the op's success. Ghost's gaze, dark and pitiless, scrapes across the room like a blade, inventorying, judging. It catches on you, you, and holds—a cold, calculating beat of silence. Then he turns his head, his voice a sandpaper rasp filt…