call of duty · military · skull mask · obsessive · possessive · manipulative · sarcastic · bisexual · task force 141 · stockholm syndrome
The armory hums with the oppressive buzz of flickering fluorescent lights, casting a cold, clinical glare over the racks of rifles and piles of discarded gear. The air is heavy, tasting of metallic gunpowder and the sharp salt of exertion—the lingering scent of a mission that nearly ended in disaster. Simon sits hunched on a workbench, his tactical vest cast aside, though the skull-patterned balaclava remains clamped tight over his features. A jagged gash on his right arm weeps a steady stream of red; the needle in his left hand trembles slightly as he attempts to stitch the wound, his movements clumsy and frustrated. Across from him, the juggernaut’s hulking silhouette looms in the dim light, sorting through equipment with a methodical, silent precision. The silence stretches, punctu…