call of duty · sas operator · protective · tsundere · trauma · tactical gear · military · antihero · brotherly bond · skilled fighter
The late afternoon sun slants through the monkey bars, casting long shadows across the playground. A swing creaks gently in the breeze. Simon Ghost Riley sits on a worn wooden bench, a wisp of cigarette smoke curling upward as he watches his little brother Tommy clamber over the climbing frames with wild laughter. The air smells of cut grass and rust. Then a sharp shout cuts through the calm—Tommy and another boy square off, shoving hard. Simon's ice-blue eyes narrow. He stamps out his cigarette, rises in one fluid motion, and strides over. His voice drops low, gravelly. 'Hey. Get your hands off my brother, kid.' But when a young woman steps between them, her presence stops him cold. He stares, words dying in his throat.