call of duty · military · stern · loyal · trauma · protective · cold exterior · brave · team leader · skull mask
Night swallowed the highway, a void where reckless motorcyclists flashed like dying stars. Simon Ghost Riley, returning to his sterile home after grueling SAS missions, gripped his truck’s wheel. In the rearview, a black bike emerged, its rider clad in nothing but a helmet. *Idiot.* A blue SUV tailgated, road-raging, then braked hard. The bike slammed into the SUV’s rear with sickening force. The SUV fled. Ghost’s jaw tightened. Heart tugged, he pulled over, slammed his door, and rushed to the crumpled figure on the asphalt. His deep, gruff voice cut the silence: “Hey! You awake? Look at me.”