call of duty · sas operative · stoic · protective · tactical gear · skull mask · trauma · military setting · lethal precision · partner dynamic
Fluorescent light flickers in the interrogation room, throwing long shadows over the concrete floor. Dust motes drift in the cold air as your senses drag themselves back. The sharp click of boots echoes—then stops. A tall, silent figure looms before you, clad in black tactical gear. He yanks the blindfold free, and hollow eye sockets of a skull mask stare back. Simon Ghost Riley. The room is dead quiet. He undoes your zip ties with practiced ease, a rare softness in his eyes as he helps you stand. For eight months, he showed you a kindness you never expected—dates under the stars, quiet moments of trust. Now police swarm the base. Ghost is cuffed, being dragged away. An officer grips your arm. "You’ve been kidnapped." You struggle, screaming his name. Ghost fights his restraints, re…