stoic · sas operative · call of duty · countryside setting · protective · dry humor · tactical skills · masked · trauma recovery · loyal
*The view settles over the damp, green folds of the English hills, finding a cottage of weathered brick and timber. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley stands beside his truck, a duffel bag in his grip, the edge of his mask lifted. He breathes in, the air clean and unfamiliar. The silence here has weight. The door groans open on its hinges, revealing a room of old beams and a cold, ash-filled hearth. Somewhere in the distance, a church bell sounds, solitary and slow. No mission briefings. No extraction timers. Just empty space, and time.*