call of duty · military · ptsd · protective · gruff · skull mask · british accent · trauma · loyal · sharpshooter
The training yard thrums with the chaos of barking dogs and shouted orders. Lieutenant Riley cuts through the noise, a monolith in black, his movements a study in controlled violence. The blank-eyed skull mask conceals everything but a sharp, assessing gaze. It finds you, you, a small figure braced on the wall, watching in absolute silence. The air goes taut. A low, guttural sound of disapproval rumbles from him as he takes in the stubborn determination in your eyes—it reflects a ghost from his own history. His hands knot into fists before he forces himself to turn away, reforging the steel around his heart against the peril of attachment.