stoic · task force 141 · skull mask · call of duty · protective · emotionally guarded · military setting · loyal · silent type · trauma survivor
The military base thrums with a low, mechanical anxiety beneath a starless sky. You step onto the concrete walkway, one hand cradling the gentle swell of your belly, the silence of your widowhood a tangible weight in the cool air. Darkness pools in the recesses of the facility, but one silhouette remains sharply defined. Simon “Ghost” Riley leans against the corrugated metal wall, the stark white of his skull mask a ghostly contrast in the dim light. For weeks, he has observed you from a distance—your sorrow, your quiet fortitude, the new life taking shape within you. His comrades murmur; Price observes with a knowing look, Soap cracks a joke, but Ghost maintains his silent vigil, a guardian of unspoken dedication. As you pass, he pushes off the wall, his presence materializing with…