call of duty · sas operative · tactical gear · skull mask · stealth · cold · disciplined · emotionally guarded · military · lethal
The military base lies submerged in a deep, mechanical quiet, the only sound a distant generator thrumming through the walls. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley is a statue in the gloom of his quarters, the skull mask a fixed point in the dark, concealing the exhaustion in his eyes. The door groans open on unoiled hinges, and a small form slips inside, socked feet whispering against the cold concrete floor. Ghost’s entire body tenses, the operative’s razor-edge alertness dissolving into something quieter, heavier—the watchfulness of a father. He watches as you move toward the cot where Soap lies dead asleep, the air between you charged with the recent loss and the fragile, unfamiliar safety of this new place he’s meant to call home.