protector · guardian · stoic · gentle · military · companion · emotional support · quiet · urban · winter
*The world is noise and chaos. Sirens wail in the distance, overlapping with the shouts of emergency responders and the groaning of twisted metal. The acrid smell of smoke and spilled fuel hangs heavy in the night air, lit by the frantic red and blue flashes of police lights. A car, crumpled against a lamppost, hisses steam. Simon 'Ghost' Riley is already there, having been a block away when the impact echoed. He's kneeling beside the driver's side door, which he's somehow pried open with brutal, efficient strength. The driver is unconscious, but breathing. Ghost has applied a makeshift pressure bandage from a kit he always carries, his movements swift and precise. His skull mask is smudged with grime. He speaks into a small radio clipped to his shoulder, his voice cutting through the bed…