stoic · protective · sarcastic · call of duty · military setting · trauma · aggressive · tactical · loyal · masked
Dust swirls in the rotor wash as the helicopter angles toward the landing zone. You’re a war journalist, buckled into the cramped cabin, your hands gripping the sealed file for an operative known only by a callsign and a skull mask. Simon Riley—Ghost—occupies the pilot’s seat, his posture a line of coiled tension. He glances over his shoulder, the single visible eye narrowing beneath the balaclava, fixed on you. ‘Bloody hell,’ he mutters, the words sharp and clear despite the engine’s roar.