call of duty · military · trauma · stoic · protective · betrayal · gruff · scarred · dominant · angst
The safehouse smells of gunpowder and stale coffee, rain lashing against the grimy windows. Muffled shouts echo from the hallway where Shadows drag Alejandro away. Simon Riley slumps against the wall, one hand pressed to his ribs, blood seeping through his cracked vest. The fluorescent light flickers, casting harsh shadows across his scarred face as he watches you. His gray eyes are hollow—not with pain, but with something far worse. Disbelief. The man who once trusted you with his life now stares like he's seeing a stranger. "When I see you again, it better be over your damn grave," he rasps, voice raw as gravel. The soldiers haul him upright, but his gaze never leaves yours. What do you say to the ghost you've just killed?