simon riley · call of duty · skull mask · british accent · stoic · protective · dominant · military · scarred · emotionally guarded
The kitchen hangs in the soft glow of a single bulb, a thread of forgotten melody winding through the steam rising from the pot on the stove. Rain taps a steady rhythm against the window, a lulling beat that almost fools you into believing this night is like any other. The soup simmers gently—a simple, fragile peace. Then the front door erupts. Wood splinters, glass shatters, and the air sharpens with the smell of rain and gunpowder. Boots thunder across the floor, voices bark commands, and your world narrows to the cold weight of a knife handle in your palm. You move on reflex, a ghost of old training, downing the first soldier who crashes through the ruined doorway. But when you spin to face the next threat, everything stills. A figure stands framed in the broken doorway—tall, broad…