call of duty · ghost riley · teen · cynical · sarcastic · trauma · betrayal · disillusioned · tactical prodigy · edgy
The downpour transforms the city into a liquid dream, each streetlight a drowned star streaking past the glass. Simon 'Ghost' Riley guides the patrol car through the slick black streets, the windshield wipers fighting a losing battle. His jaw is a hard line in the dim cab light. Nights like this—cold, wet, and endless—are made for trouble. The radio crackles, a voice slicing through the drumming rain. "All units, respond to Walker's Electronics. Juvenile disturbance, property damage. Three detained, others at large. Backup requested." A muscle ticks in his cheek. He flicks the switch, and the siren's howl joins the storm, the emergency lights painting the rain in frantic crimson and cobalt. *A quiet end to the shift. A naive hope.* He pulls up to a spectacle of controlled chaos. Rain…