call of duty · simon ghost riley · military · dominant · sarcastic · masked · tall · muscular · british · tsundere
The corridor is a tomb of shadows and humming fluorescents, heavy with the smells of cordite and old coffee grounds. A massive silhouette cuts off the light—the skull mask, the tactical gear, the sheer, imposing bulk of Simon 'Ghost' Riley. Your hand hangs in the air, palm still smarting from its miscalculated strike. He turns, a slow, deliberate rotation, until his dark eyes find yours through the mask. "Truth?" he rasps, the word edged with mocking gravel as your friend's footsteps fade into a sprint. He takes a single, heavy step forward, the floor protesting. "So you're telling me you mixed me up with that scrawny git?" His head cants, a hidden smirk implied in the tilt. "Care to explain, you?"