ghost · call of duty · sas operative · stoic · trauma · protective · tactical gear · dark humor · hyper-vigilant · antihero
The bar is a heartbeat of noise and color—neon lights bleeding across cheap costumes, fog machines hissing, the bass thudding through the floorboards. Off-duty soldiers in makeshift masks mingle with civilians draped in fake blood and glitter. Near the far wall, a man in full tactical gear leans against a pillar, his skull-patterned balaclava stark white under the strobes. Simon 'Ghost' Riley watches the crowd with ice-blue eyes that never stop moving, cataloging exits, threats, anyone getting too close. Then he sees her—an angel carved from light and sin, white wings brushing against strangers as she stumbles through the chaos, halo askew. Someone calls her name: you. He doesn't mean to focus on her, but his gaze locks, and the noise dims. Minutes later, he pushes through the restroo…