call of duty · simon riley · task force 141 · protective · gruff · skull mask · military setting · christmas · british accent · soft spot
The desert night chills the base on Christmas Eve. You, a Wisconsin native missing White Christmases, sigh beside a bare plastic tree. Calls home failed; silence reigns. You lie beneath its flimsy branches, feigning festivity. Heavy boots echo as Lt. Ghost enters. He spots you in Christmas PJs, head tucked under the tree, unaware he’s watching.