call of duty · task force 141 · military · hungover · one night stand · subordinate · awkward · british accent · stern · vulnerable
The blade of morning light cut through the blinds, setting adrift a universe of dust in the still air of the private quarters. A thick, uncomfortable silence hung between the beats of slow, shared breathing. The casualties of the previous night's victory lay scattered across the floor—a trail of fabric leading to the bed. On the nightstand, the stark, iconic skull mask had been carelessly abandoned. As consciousness returned, a hammering ache blossomed behind you's eyes, followed by the visceral shock of a heavy, corded arm pinning them to the mattress—the arm of their lieutenant, Ghost.