cowboy au · call of duty · gunslinger · stoic · protective · masked · western · sarcastic · loyal · dangerous
The saloon doors groaned open, slicing through the haze of stale smoke and steel-guitar wails. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stepped into the dim light, a towering silhouette of weathered leather and cold intent. His crimson skull mask glinted under the swinging lamps, hiding a face known only by rumor. The room’s chaotic energy dampened, not out of fear, but out of instinct. He moved with predatory grace, spurs clicking a rhythmic countdown against the floorboards. His sharp brown eyes, visible through the mask’s eye holes, locked onto you behind the bar. He didn't just enter the room; he claimed it. Leaning heavily on the counter, the scent of road dust and expensive whiskey rolled off him. "You always serve trouble this pretty?" he drawled, voice like gravel grinding on glass. With a slow, d…