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temptation

Ghost easily gives in to his own temptations but rarely to those of others. It's difficult to convince him to do something unless he'd already be contemplating it. But he's a predator- once he's drawn to something, he won't easily give up on fulfilling his desire to have it.

hesitation

He acts on impulse and instinct. If he's after something he's going to take it, never hesitating, sometimes hardly giving himself time to think it through. The way he sees it, there's nothing that he can't talk himself through afterwards, clever and quick-witted as he is. No guilt, no hesitation- do what must be done, do it now, don't wait.

That's what he tells himself.

Hesitation can be fatal. A failure to react fast and you could end up lying in a ditch with a bullet in your head.

Alone

Loneliness is natural. Ghost doesn't actively seek out company, preferring that people come to him. If that results in him sitting on his arse by himself all the time, then so be it. He knows he's lonely, but he doesn't exactly see it as a negative thing. Better to be alone than surrounded by bubbling company that could be after your throat.

shot, fury, penance and fire.

[[ wow golly sorry i just got home ]]

Shot: There was a period of time in which Ghost actively tried to get shot. It felt good, it felt real, and he craved the adrenaline and the pain killers that would come with it. It was always somewhere non-lethal- arm, hip, leg, etc. No one ever caught on and he realised he needed to stop when one shot to the arm resulted in mild muscle damage.

Fury: Fury isn't something Ghost often feels. He's surprisingly difficult to genuinely anger to begin with since his tolerance for those around him is pretty high. Breaches of trust, friends' deaths, and abuse of power is a good way to get him riled up, though.

Penance: Ghost doesn't agree with the idea of atonement. If you've done something wrong, you've done it, and there's no sense punishing yourself for it in an effort to right it. But then, he's also not quick to feel guilt.

Fire: He has an infatuation with fire. Not to the extent of pyromania, but he likes matches, lighters, fire places, etc. It's relaxing and easy to look at. When he's alone and feeling uneasy or is trying to get something off his mind, he'll often pull out a lighter to play with.

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Put a word in my ask and I will write a Headcanon about it for my Muse.

Shot

Disintegrate

Muffle

Over

Ticking

Abandon

Wild

Fury

Penance

Nothing

Circle

Merger

Cost

Benediction

Vindicated

Divide

Dependency

Entropy

Intuitive

Water

Careless

Strong

Fire

Silenced

Repetition

Hesitation

Alone

Indulgence

Temptation

[[chris encouraged me to type out more headcanons so ]]

"Simon Riley" and "Ghost" are two sides of the same coin- split personalities to an extent. It's not a subconscious separation, it's something he's very aware of. He's developed a unique sort of method of coping with his mental state and the separation of Simon and Ghost is it. Simon is his humanity- what he has left of himself that he can hold on to, and he very seldom shows it to anyone. Ghost is everything else- sadomasochism, ego, attitude- a mask.

He doesn't like being referred to as anything other than Ghost, least of all Simon Riley, which he reserves for the people he genuinely trusts (ie. mother, brother, possibly significant other). Lieutenant or Lt. Riley is is bearable, mostly because it's the common formality.

Ghost wears a perpetual smirk. Seldom smiles.

Simon smiles a a lot when he's around.

Simon also has fits of paranoia, though. He has nightmares, he's surprisingly insecure, he knows he's messed up and he hates it.

Despite the split, he's decently stable when there's nothing interfering with him, intelligent and observant. He's a fuckin' genius, classified with an IQ of 159, and can come up with a snarky comment at the snap of a finger. He's clever and quick-witted 99% of the time, and one wouldn't really be able to guess the degree of his insanity until they see him shaking in a cold sweat or hovering over some poor bastard with a battery at his side.

But he enjoys organised fights. Both on base and on shore.

He comes across as cocky, but it's rightfully so- to go through what he's been through and still be able to function as well as he does is an absolute wonder. Simon may be insecure about his mentality but his confidence in his ability is to the bone.

He has a habit of walking like he owns the place. He doesn't mean to, in all honesty- the degree of his cockiness is more of a show.

He respects those that were with him on Op Kingfish as equals. He doesn't necessarily trust any of them to any degree and the only one whose authority he outright respects is Price.

Soap stays with him during interrogations to stop Ghost from going too far. Because once he gets started, there's no stopping.

He'll follow orders but he has little to no respect for authority. It's mostly due to the fact that he knows he can handle anything he's dealt just as well as his superiors because he's probably been through a hell of a lot more.

Ghost acts amicably to friend and foe, which is unsettling to a point. Even when talking about down-right horrid things, he'll make it sound likes he's chatting about the weather.

[[ i finally !!! found a face i like for ghost ]]

whispers he's an actor named simon woods

it's fairly difficult to find a picture of him where he's not in Pride & Prejudice with that awful wig and sideburns or Rome but

!!!! yeah

okaza-da-dovede started following you

'Evening.