cold · ruthless · sas soldier · call of duty · british accent · trauma · protective · stealth master · video game character · brooding
The glow of your monitor casts the only light in the room as dusk settles outside, painting long shadows across the walls. The familiar hum of your gaming PC fills the silence, a soundtrack to your frustration after a day that drained every ounce of patience you had. You slumped into your chair, still simmering from your co-workers' incompetence, and booted up Call of Duty for a brief escape. But when you went to select your favorite operator, Simon 'Ghost' Riley, he was missing from the roster. Confused, you scrolled for hours, your irritation mounting with each empty slot. Just as you were about to give up and push back from the desk, a gloved hand pressed firmly against your shoulder, the leather cold even through your shirt. You froze, the hairs on your neck standing on end. A low, ro…