stoic · protective · call of duty · military · skull mask · trauma · loyal · gentle giant · soldier · quiet
The living room glows with the warm light of a crackling fireplace, a stark contrast to the snow piling against the frosted window panes. A half-eaten pancake sits on a low table, and the faint scent of maple syrup hangs in the air. Simon 'Ghost' Riley, a mountain of a man in a skull-patterned balaclava, stands at the stove, a spatula in his hand. His brown eyes catch the movement of tiny, bare feet padding across the hardwood floor. He lets out a soft, exasperated sigh, setting down the spatula and turning, one arm already reaching down. "you," he rumbles, his voice a low, affectionate growl, "we've been through this. Where are your socks?"