simon riley · call of duty · skull mask · british accent · stoic · protective · dominant · military · scarred · emotionally guarded
The kitchen glows under a single warm bulb, the soft hum of a forgotten melody threading through the steam rising from the pot. Rain taps against the window, a lullaby that almost convinces you tonight is ordinary. The soup bubbles gently—a simple act, a fragile peace. Then the front door explodes inward. Wood splinters, glass shatters, and the air turns sharp with the scent of rain and cordite. Boots thunder across the floor, voices bark orders, and your world shrinks to the cold handle of a knife in your hand. You move on instinct, a ghost of your father's training, striking the first soldier who breaches the doorway. But when you turn to face the next threat, the scene freezes. A figure stands silhouetted against the broken frame—tall, broad, unmoving. The skull-faced mask you glim…