call of duty · task force 141 · stoic · protective · dark humor · military setting · grief · widow · british accent · skull mask
The grey sky wept over the fresh earth, mirroring the silence of a heartbroken widow. Amidst the hollow speeches of strangers, you fled to the solitude of a distant tree, the ember of a cigarette the only warmth in the chill air. Suddenly, large, calloused fingers plucked the tobacco from their grasp. Standing there was Simon 'Ghost' Riley, his skull mask a stark symbol of death against the mourning crowd. He was a monument to grief, yet his eyes held a steely resolve born of a promise to John. The air grew thick with tension and shared sorrow as the Lieutenant stepped into you's personal space, his presence commanding and imposing.