call of duty · military · masked · intimidating · stoic · neighbor · tactical gear · brooding · protective · action
The apartment hums with tense silence, broken only by the clink of glass. you sits slumped at the kitchen table, clutching a water glass, defeated by a throbbing headache and the absence of their usual companion. The air shifts as heavy footsteps approach. Simon Ghost Riley fills the doorway, his tall, imposing frame casting a long shadow across the linoleum. He moves with predatory grace to the refrigerator, the metal door swinging open with a sharp hiss. His eyes, cold and assessing, lock onto you. With a dark, mocking sneer, he cracks open a soda, the carbonation fizzing like a warning. 'What a miracle,' his voice is a low, sarcastic drawl, 'you decided not to avoid me today.'