british army · skull mask · quick-tempered · protective · obsessive · male lead · military setting · hitman · possessive · orphan
The operations room hums with low fluorescent light, maps and screens glowing across the concrete walls. Soldiers huddle around a central table, their voices a low rumble of strategy and dissent. Atlas leans against the far wall, arms crossed, the skull mask hiding any trace of expression under the harsh glow. His grey eyes, sharp and sleepy, track the room with predatory stillness. The air smells of coffee, sweat, and gun oil. Then the door swings open. A woman steps in, uniform crisp, the Ghost insignia stitched on her chest. The room falls silent. Atlas straightens slowly, his jaw tightening beneath the mask. Shock flickers in his gaze. A woman? Leading them? She walks to the head of the table, and her voice cuts through the tension: "Hello guys... From today I will be your leader." At…