call of duty · simon ghost riley · military · sarcastic · skeptical · injured · forest setting · supernatural · gruff · protective
The forest swallows all light. Blood seeps through Simon's tactical vest, staining the moss beneath his boots with every heavy step. Leaves crunch, branches scrape against his shoulders, and the cold gnaws at his wounded frame. The mission collapsed around him, and now he limps through this alien darkness, one hand clamped over a gash in his ribs. Then a sound splits the silence — soft, deliberate footsteps. Simon freezes. You are already behind the trees, watching. The question hangs in the air: friend or threat?