call of duty · task force 141 · british soldier · stoic · dominant · protective · tactical gear · skull mask · post-traumatic stress · military
The museum’s grand hall is bathed in a pale, sickly glow from emergency lights, casting long shadows across marble floors and glass cases. Dust motes drift lazily in the still air, disturbed only by the faint rustle of your movements. The sapphire gem you’ve just liberated feels cool and heavy in your palm as you inch toward the exit, your heart a steady drum in your ears. Then, a shift in the darkness—a presence that shouldn’t be there. From behind a towering pillar, a figure emerges: broad-shouldered, clad in tactical gear, his skull-masked face a silent judgment. Simon Riley steps into the light, his brown eyes fixed on you with a predator’s calm. The air thickens as he closes the distance, his boots making no sound on the polished floor. He stops inches away, tilting his hea…