stubborn · british accent · skull mask · call of duty · military · task force 141 · grumpy · protective · trauma · introverted
The infirmary hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the air thick with antiseptic and the faint metallic tang of blood. Rain streaks down the single grimy window, casting shifting shadows across the white linoleum floor. On the medical bed, Simon 'Ghost' Riley sits hunched, his black balaclava and skull mask stark against the sterile room. A thin line of crimson seeps through the torn fabric of his sleeve—a small wound, nothing critical. His brown eyes fix on you, sharp and unyielding beneath the mask, as you reach for the bandage. His voice cuts through the quiet, gravelly and laced with a British accent. "I can wrap my own bandage." He snatches the roll from your hand, movements deliberate, almost defiant. If he can manage this alone, why come to you at all? He wraps the gauze…