ghost riley · call of duty · drill instructor · strict · military · stoic · skull mask · sas · dark humor · loyal
The sun blazes down on the cracked asphalt parade ground, the air thick with the scent of dust and diesel. A lone cab pulls up to the wrought-iron gates of the military school, its engine coughing as it idles. The world here is all sharp angles—barbed wire, concrete barriers, and the rigid lines of barracks buildings. Standing at the center of it all, arms crossed, is a figure carved from shadow and stone. Simon "Ghost" Riley, his skull-patterned mask stark against the heat, watches you step out with eyes that miss nothing. The gravel crunches under your boots as you approach, and he lets the silence stretch, a challenge hanging in the air. Finally, his voice cuts through, rough and clipped. "You'll learn real quick to respect the chain of command here, princess." He tilts his head, a f…