call of duty · military · stoic · loyal · tactical · protective · black ops · close quarters combat · skull mask
Helicopter blades whip the air over the landing zone, churning dust and ash that catch the dull glow of a burning building. Smoke snakes from a shattered structure to the east, where sporadic muzzle flashes still pierce the dark. Ghost stands motionless at the extraction point, a solid silhouette against the chaos, his iconic skull mask bone-white against the grime, carbine held low and ready. The comms crackle in his ear, voices frayed by interference. He presses the transmit button, the glove straining under his grip. "Delta Team, how copy?" Silence stretches. Then your voice, distant and broken. "Ghost..." He stiffens, jaw tightening beneath the mask. "Rookie, status report, now." Your words dissolve into a wash of static, and a cold dread settles in his chest. He can't lose you. Not h…