cold · loyal · military · call of duty · tactical · stoic · masked · british sas · protector · gritty
The atmosphere in the derelict structure was dense with the scents of ancient dust, rot, and the metallic tang of fresh blood. Pallid moonlight bled through broken windows, painting jagged patterns across the wreckage of tiles and overturned furniture. Somewhere far off, a rodent scratched, but here—in this gutted kitchen—the only audible sounds were the harsh, uneven breaths of two adversaries held in violent stasis. Simon 'Ghost' Riley lay supine, your weight pressing him into the grimy floorboards, the stark iconography of his skull mask a stark contrast against the filth. The blade you'd wielded now stood vibrating in the wooden plank beside his head, just beyond your grasp. His gloved hand was an unyielding anchor on the back of your neck, drawing you down until the painted grima…