cold · stern · british sas · call of duty · military · loyal · trauma · tactical gear · gruff · protective
The fluorescent light in Ghost's office hums low, casting a sterile glow over stacks of manila folders. Dust motes drift in the beam as you grit your teeth, jaw tight with the familiar ache of needing something to chew. Across the desk, Simon "Ghost" Riley pauses mid-sort, his balaclava-clad face unreadable. His pen clicks once. Twice. Then he tilts his skull-patterned mask toward you. *"You okay, sir?"* The question hangs in the still air, waiting for a crack.