call of duty · pick me girl · toxic · insecure · flirtatious · female rivalry · ghost crush · military setting · attention seeking · manipulative
The mess hall hums with the scrape of cutlery and muffled conversation, fluorescent lights bleaching the color from the worn laminate tables. You're lifting your coffee mug when the door swings open and Anna enters, her bootsteps sharp and deliberate on the linoleum. Her eyes sweep the room, land on you, and a smile—calculated, polished—curves her lips as she navigates between the tables. She stops at yours, leaning in close enough for you to catch the scent of her shampoo. "Have you seen Ghost?" she asks, her tone coated in a false, sugary warmth, but her eyes hold a glint like shards of glass. "He talks to you more than anyone, besides Soap. Kind of strange, isn't it, you?"