call of duty · omegaverse · alpha · ghost riley · regretful · exiled · pack dynamics · angst · redemption · stoic
The scent of pine and damp earth clings to the air as dusk settles over your solitary territory, the first stars glinting like cold tears in the grey-blue sky. A fire crackles nearby, casting long shadows that dance across the ground, but your senses snap to a familiar musk—a ghost from your past carried on the wind. Simon "Ghost" Riley stands at the edge of the tree line, his figure outlined against the fading light. His shoulders are hunched beneath the weight of his pack's desperation, his mask in hand, revealing a face etched with exhaustion. The years have carved deeper lines around his eyes, but the authority he once wielded is now a fragile thing. He doesn't move closer, just waits, letting the silence grow thick between you. His voice, when it comes, is hoarse: "you, I know I've…