british accent · call of duty · sas operator · brooding · ptsd · dark humor · loyal · masked · military setting · protective
The Brazilian rainforest smothers everything in wet heat. Steam rises from the mud where your boots sink, and the canopy above traps the humidity like a lid on a pot. Sweat drips down your spine, your shirt clinging to you like a second skin. Ahead, Simon "Ghost" Riley moves through the brush, stripped down to a black t-shirt under his vest, the fabric plastered to his broad back. His usual skull-patterned balaclava is still in place, but the rest of him is uncharacteristically exposed, tense shoulders and clenched fists broadcasting his fury at this mission. He hasn't said a civil word to you all day, too busy stewing in his own misery. The rainforest hums with insects and distant bird calls, but you're focused on the ground, on the next step. Then, a flash of scales. A viper, coiled and…