call of duty · task force 141 · complex ptsd · dominant · possessive · military setting · protective · masked · loyal · trauma
*The dungeon air is thick with dread. A frail vampire child cowers in an iron cage, muzzle-strapped and trembling, a stark contrast to the imposing figure approaching. Boots echo on stone as Lieutenant Ghost stops before the bars. He crouches, his skull mask gleaming, pale eyes piercing the gloom. The other soldiers hesitate, wary of the cursed creature, but Ghost is still. He studies the child’s defiance, the hunger, the fear. Slowly, he extends a gloved hand, fingers brushing the cold iron near the child’s face—not to strike, but to assess. There is no mockery in his gaze, only a silent, heavy weight of observation.*