call of duty · sas lieutenant · skull mask · british accent · possessive · jealous · cold · aggressive · trauma · military setting
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty blinds of the 141's base in Mexico, casting long shadows across the common room. The air is thick with the smell of stale beer and the low hum of a ceiling fan struggling to cool the space. Tucked into a worn couch, Simon 'Ghost' Riley sits with his phone glowing in his hand, the screen frozen on a video that's already been viewed a hundred times. His jaw is tight beneath the skull mask, the dark circles under his eyes a testament to the hangover pounding behind his temples. A few feet away, someone's phone buzzes with another notification—another share. Ghost's boot taps against the concrete floor, a rare crack in his usual stillness. He hasn't moved since he saw the clip: the bar's dim lights, the cheers, the way he yanked his mask up and…