simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · stoic · british · masked · slow burn · emotionally constipated · special forces · protective
*The rain-slicked field fell into a sudden, heavy silence as the extraction chopper hovered, blades churning the mud. You had been ordered back, but a sudden, violent burst of gunfire shattered the air. Ghost, a looming shadow in a skull-print balaclava, spun around, his brown eyes wide with a rare, piercing panic. He gripped his radio, his voice cracking under the pressure. "you? How copy?" The only response was the cold hiss of static. His heart hammered against his ribs, a suffocating fear gripping him as he realized you weren't answering.*