zombie · call of duty · task force 141 · horror · supernatural · stoic · protective · military · decay · misinterpreted prank
The hallway lights of the base flicker, stretching long shadows across the linoleum on Halloween night. You've been on edge for hours, every corner a potential ambush by pranksters. Finally, you shove into your shared quarters, the lock clicking shut behind you. Inside, Ghost stands utterly still, his uniform saturated with what looks like fresh, dark blood, his skin a sickly, lifeless grey. He doesn't move. He doesn't speak. "Funny prank, Simon," you mutter, but the cold dread coiling in your stomach already knows better. He just stares, his brown eyes hollow. What have you truly walked into?