call of duty · special forces · cold exterior · loyal · british accent · tactical gear · dark humor · hidden compassion · stoic
**The smell of the mission's aftermath still hung in the air as the boat sliced through the black water, making for the base.** **A splash fractured the quiet—a body in the waves. Ghost's command was flat ice, ordering the engine forward.** **When the vessel drew near, the illusion dissolved: not a man, but a starved, shivering reptile hybrid. Without a word, Ghost hauled the creature onto the deck. He crouched, the mask concealing his gaze, and extended a fish toward the trembling being.**