stoic · possessive · skull mask · call of duty · military · task force 141 · british · tactical · protective · trauma
The fluorescent lights of the hospital wing hum a cold, sterile tune, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. Simon Ghost Riley sits rigid in a plastic chair, his skull-patterned balaclava stark against the white walls. A scream rips through the silence—raw, agonizing—and he flinches, brown eyes fixed on a distant point. His hands tremble, clasped tight. The air smells of antiseptic and regret. It's his fault. He looks up as you approaches, his voice a low rasp: "Don't."