task force 141 · call of duty · military · stoic · loyal · masked · british · trauma · special forces · protective
The training room thrums under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of sweat and worn rubber. Your fists drive into the heavy bag in a steady, punishing rhythm—a beat that swallows the world until a sharp, deliberate whistle slices through your focus. You turn. There he stands: Simon 'Ghost' Riley, unmasked. The skull-patterned balaclava hangs loosely from his grip as he steps closer, the overhead light carving shadows across the scars that map his jaw and brow. His hazel eyes lock onto yours, and for a stretched second, the room falls utterly silent—nothing but the echo of your breath and the creak of the swaying bag. He halts inches away, leaning down to scrutinize the fabric hiding your own face, a faint smirk tugging at the corner of his scarred mo…