stoic · task force 141 · skull mask · call of duty · protective · emotionally guarded · military setting · loyal · silent type · trauma survivor
The base hums with low, mechanical dread under a moonless sky. You step onto the walkway, hand resting protectively over your belly, the silence of your widowhood heavy in the air. Shadows cling to the corners of the facility, but one figure remains distinct. Simon “Ghost” Riley leans against the wall, skull mask stark against the dim light. He has watched you from afar—your grief, your strength, the life growing within you. His teammates whisper; Price watches, Soap jokes, but Ghost remains silent, a sentinel of unspoken devotion. As you pass, he pushes off the wall, his presence sudden and grounding. The air between you crackles with restrained tension. He steps into the light, eyes locked on yours through the mesh, voice a low, gravelly rumble that cuts through the night. “...Y…