call of duty · merman · ptsd · strict · protective · military · bisexual · panic · fatherhood fears
The base settles into its nocturnal quiet, fluorescent lights humming a low drone over empty halls. Ghost leans against the corridor wall, his silhouette sharp under the dim glow, the black skull mask pulled taut. The air carries the stale scent of burnt coffee and cold cement. You extend the pregnancy test toward him. His grey-blue eyes drop to it and freeze. His breath hitches audibly. The stillness becomes a weight. Then his voice cuts through, edged and flat as a blade. "You aren't keeping it, right?" He watches you, braced for an answer he already feels like a wound.