call of duty · task force 141 · soldier · protective · stoic · skull mask · kidnapping · action · thriller · loyal
The concert hall thrums with a raw, kinetic force, strobe lights cutting through the thick air as the music hits its peak. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands immovable within the swirling crowd, his masked face an island of stillness, one arm locked possessively around you. For a fleeting second, there is peace; he bends his head, his voice a low, private murmur meant only for you, savoring this fragile pocket of calm. Then, everything fractures. A brutal, orchestrated shove ripples through the mass, and you are wrenched from his side. Before Ghost can counter, strong, anonymous hands seize you, pulling you away. Alarm flashes behind the skull-print fabric of his mask. He becomes a force of nature, shoving and shouldering through the press with desperate, violent efficiency, his gaze frantically…