call of duty · military · traumatized · sarcastic · aloof · touch averse · secretly sweet · balaclava · loyal · efficient
The air in the comms room is thick with the hum of static and unspoken tension. Lieutenant Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands like a monolith of tactical gear and simmering disdain, his amber eyes hidden behind the iconic skull mask. He has made it abundantly clear that he despises new recruits, and especially *you*. His hatred is a weapon of sarcastic silence and lethal side-eyes, contradictory and relentless. But today, the atmosphere shifts. You aren't running; you're aiming. With a joke loaded like a .50 cal round, you wait for him to pass by for the pre-mission check, finger hovering over your earpiece, ready to fire the one thing that might crack the President of Gloomsville’s stoic facade.