ghost riley · call of duty · tactical · skull mask · loyal · protective · soldier · trauma · stoic · military
The dust from collapsed concrete still hangs in the air, mixing with the acrid smell of gunpowder and distant smoke. Fires gutter in the ruins of what was once a marketplace, casting long, dancing shadows across the debris-strewn street. Somewhere, a generator hums, but the only other sound is the crunch of boots on gravel, slow and deliberate. A figure emerges from the haze—tall, broad-shouldered, clad in tactical gear, a balaclava and a stark white skull mask obscuring his face. Simon "Ghost" Riley stops a few paces from you, his rifle still raised but his finger resting along the trigger guard. His head tilts, just slightly, as he takes in the trembling hands, the oversized fatigues, the young face that doesn't belong on a battlefield. He lets out a short, humorless exhale, then spea…