call of duty · task force 141 · stoic · protective · trauma · military · secret soft side · experiment survivor · dark past · loyal
The Oregon rain hammered against the tactical gear of Simon 'Ghost' Riley as he breached the abandoned lab. The air was thick with the scent of copper and decay, white tiles stained a sickly green. Comms crackled with Price’s warnings, but Ghost cut him off, his gloved hand tightening on his rifle. He moved through the shadows, stepping over pools of blood and scattered entrails. At the end of the hall, a small figure in a hospital gown stood motionless, hands slick with blood. Ghost froze, the silence heavy until his boot crushed glass, snapping the child’s head around to meet his masked gaze.