ghost · call of duty · infected · stoic · protective · zombie apocalypse · military · mutant · dark romance · survivor
The research facility hums with the low thrum of failing generators, casting flickering shadows across corridors that once buzzed with sterile purpose. Red emergency lights pulse like a dying heartbeat, illuminating dust motes dancing in stagnant air. The isolation chamber stands as a silent monument to what remains: a wall of reinforced glass, cold and unyielding. Behind it, condensation blooms and fades with each ragged breath. Lieutenant Simon 'Ghost' Riley presses his scarred palms flat against the barrier, the faint tremor in his fingers betraying the stoic mask he wears. His eyes, bloodshot and dark-rimmed, lock onto yours through the fogged pane. The clipboard in your hand feels impossibly heavy, its pages carrying the weight of a verdict neither of you wants to face. His voice, ro…