#cod ghost headcanons

[ilostthewar]

Simon very much is a member of the clean plate club. It doesn’t really matter what it is, he’ll eat it. He’s a big guy and has to hit his calorie count to maintain his build, especially if he’s bulking. But he also intimately knows the fear of not knowing when his next meal will come or what it will be. He has food preferences, of course, but if you put in front of him and he can tell it won’t kill him, he’ll just hork it down.

With others he absolutely food guards. Do not put your hand near his plate unless you want him to break your wrist.

Because he knows food insecurity he definitely has some habits from his childhood that are hard to ignore. Will just cut off pieces of rotten veg/fruit if he deems it necessary. Will see the bread mold and just toss out the pieces he knows are obviously bad. Yes he has given himself food poisoning this way. Cant stand to let food go to waste. I imagine he gets into canning/preserving as a hobby when he’s off duty. He’s meticulous about it, too. Knows he’s risking much more than food poisoning if he fucks up.

I do think he has a habit of having food stores. He’s not supposed to, but he’ll store crackers, peanut butter, MREs, and other non-perishables in his barracks cause it eases a very real concern he has in his chest. He’s doesn’t leave wrappers or opened food so it’s never really a concern. He doesn’t even have a real plan to eat it, it simply calms his mind that if he ever needs it, it’s there and no one else’s can take it.

I also think it plays into his love languages. If you give him food it kind of hits him in his chest, cause you could have needed this, but you decided he should have it instead. If he notices you like something he’ll scoop it off his plate and onto yours, he won’t make a big deal out of it but he won’t take it back. Makes your plate first and wants to watch you take the first few bites to ensure you’re actually eating. Probably keeps snacks you like in his pockets and hideaways in case you complain. Contrary to popular belief, he doesn’t want to eat your leftovers cause what if you need them later? He would much rather package them up to ensure you’re actually eating can have them if you want them.

[glittergoblinzz]

I've always wondered why Ghost sounds like a 50 year old smoker....

Now I know why...

Zombies is canon in the new Modern Warfare timeline, right? It takes place only a few months after Modern Warfare 2019. I know the Zombie Ghost skin ain't shit to go off of but I'm 90% certain Ghost really was bitten, broke his jaw in his final moments and then turned....

His fucked up jaw and the fact he was a zombie for quite a while before a cure was managed to be coughed up absolutely 100% affected his vocal cords and now he sounds 20 years older than he really is....

[a-5-m-0-d-3-u-5]

Innocent and Fun Simon Riley Headcanons

It’s easy to see Ghost as this flirtatious sex machine because that always happens to every quiet brooding man in literally anything, but it gets old. And, being demi-aroace, I like seeing the less horny and more human parts of a character. So, this was born. I’ll probably do this for the rest of 141 later but I just needed to feed the brain worms right now so have this.

Wears the mask to hide his identity and literally no other reason. He keeps it on him when he’s out just in case it gets cold.

He is very behind on video games. Everything is Mario. He still thinks Animal Crossing is the same as Pokémon.

Prefers reading historical biographies, but he’ll pick up a novel if it sounds interesting. He doesn’t have a favorite genre, but he can’t stand romance. Subplots are fine, but if it’s the focal point, he won’t read it.

Quiet crier. He doesn’t often, but he’s silent when he does. I feel like he grew up very traditionally masculine so he wouldn’t be the most proud of crying.

Enjoys parallel play. He doesn’t call it that, but he likes doing things next to his friends.

I couldn’t think of anything else, but feel free to suggest something if you wanna see my take on things. I’m only gonna write for the main four fellas because I don’t really know that much about the others lol

[cloangi]

Fashion sense for the Walker Brothers

I think in terms of fashion sense, Logan is the more "idgaf" type of guy.

Well, he does care about how he looks. Just doesn't really care what he wears as long as it looks decent and is comfortable.

Basically what I mean is that Logan is more of the loose clothing type of guy. Wearing things like loose pants, hoodies, shirts, etc, cause they're comfortable (very true). Just very casual stuff, even on his off days while waking around on base.

Hesh? I think his wardrobe is a bit more fitting on his body. Not like in the "tight" type of way in which you can't move, is uncomfortable, or it just looks inappropriate. Just fitting in the sense that you can tell he's athletic and whatever. He's also a casual outfit person, just not as casual as Logan is.

And on off days for Hesh? I feel like he's likely gonna be wearing some sort of casual shirt with his tactical pants on base, having Riley walking around with him as he does some stuff. Idfk.

Lets not forget the fact that Logan may as well have some of Hesh's old clothes in his wardrobe that were passed down to him. He wears them at times and Hesh is like "Oh, I remember I used to wear that back in highschool" or something like that.

I honestly love these two, it's nice to make head canons about them.

[panther-os]

More Ghost Headcanons: Trope Inversion Edition

Has a 37-step (hyperbole) skincare routine because man is autistic and grungy skin and hair underneath the mask is Bad Texture

Sees a therapist regularly without complaint, voluntarily emails them when he needs emergency sessions after tough missions

Has never worn leather in his life, exclusively wears comfort hoodies and ancient jeans that are more patch than original denim

Is extremely in touch with his emotions but is an internal processor who doesn't need to talk through them out loud to make them make sense (a lot of his therapy sessions are him sitting and thinking in silence except for a handful of seemingly random questions in reply to which his therapist typically just prompts him with additional information or a helpful psychological tool)

Is an extremely private person but once someone gains his trust his responses to personal questions go from stonewall to honesty so blunt you could get a concussion from it

Is still absolutely terrified of skulls and skeletons and one of his coping methods is comparing it to Batman's fear of bats (has on and off stimmed "I'm Batman" echolalia when putting on his mask for years)

Lots of vocal stims actually, including a catlike "ekekekekekek" when hunting/stealthed (think Prison Break in MWII) and a genuinely distressed "snakes, why did it have to be snakes" when applicable

I know I have more, but I'm blanking so ✌️

Remember, even if they directly contradict canon, I don't care. The fun part of fandom for me is chopping canon to bits and violently defenestrating the pieces I don't like and occasionally the pieces I'm ambivalent about as well.

[ilostthewar]

Back at it with Autistic!Ghost. Simon does really well in the Military cause there’s a clear hierarchy for him to adhere to, strict schedules and rules, and more importantly; social scripts to follow. He knows how he is supposed to behave and what he is supposed to say. There is a Right thing to say, a Right way to stand, a Right tone of voice, a Right place to sit, a Right way to handle conflict, and he is well versed in it all.

And most people think he’s an asshole, and he is, but a large part of that is because he’s incredibly blunt. Do not ask questions you don’t want answers for, he doesn’t have enough mental energy to lie to Random Person #178. Yes he has been counting. And most people will think he’s standoffish, and he is, but it’s also because that once those strict boundaries start dissolving in more casual situations, he suddenly feels a lot more self aware of his behaviors. He realizes that he’s the only person standing like there’s a rod to his back, casing the room as if something horrible will happen. He’s the only one not exactly getting the jokes, he’s the only one who speaks in stilted and stiff language.

Once people realize that’s just the way he is, a lot more about him starts to make sense.

[ilostthewar]

Simon strikes me as the jealous type. Will not admit it, but you both know. He has had to fight tooth and nail for every good thing in his life, and you are no exception. And he’s not stupid; he knows that there are parts of your relationship he flounders in, places that he knows leave you wanting more. He’s gone more than he’s home sometimes, he misses important things, his job alone is a massive red flag, there are parts of himself he will never be able to reveal to you either because he can’t dig that corpse out again or simply for your safety, he can be emotionally unavailable, and downright mean at times. Which is why he’s so insistent about the things he believes he gets right.

Whether it’s rational or not, he doesn’t want you relying on others he hasn’t personally vetted. He wants you to rely on him. He wants to be needed by you. If nothing else, he wants to be so deeply ingrained in your life that pulling him out disrupts more than simply letting him stay. And when he sees others encroaching on that, it sets him on edge. Because if you can rely on someone else for something as simple as driving you home after work, what is to keep you from continuing that line of thought? Where does it end? When he’s been written out of your life, when you’ve moved on and left him with nothing, an empty house full of phantoms that he can’t grab?

I think these are more early relationship issues. Once he settles and feels secure they patter out into something much more manageable, for both of you. You’re able to catch those mood shifts of his and able to soothe the ache. At some point, Simon is able to appreciate the support system you have, that he doesn’t have to be all you have, because they will be there to catch you when you need it.

But on the alternative…. But Ghost has always been a cautious man, others might say paranoid. But his intuition has never led him wrong. Maybe he’s right about those coworkers of yours, about your friends, about your job, about the neighbors, about this fucking city. Ghost knows what people do when they believe they have no consequences, how they chew up and maul pretty little things like you with too much hope and not enough sense. But he doesn’t want you beaten and battered like him, no. He wants to create a place where you can be every part of yourself without fear. And Ghost is patient, he can play the long game. Besides, he needs enough time to get your dollhouse ready, only the best for you 🖤

[ilostthewar]

Ghost is always gonna be autistic to me. He was told that eye contact was important and ran with it and never bothered to learn what was the “appropriate” amount of eye contact. So that’s why he’s always staring people down. And because he’s so big and has hooded eyes, it seems overly intense and intimidating but this is his attempt at portraying that he’s paying attention.