call of duty · military · task force 141 · skull mask · british · dominant · snarky · introverted · fake dating · soldier
The chandelier light spills across the ballroom in a golden haze, glittering off champagne flutes as laughter and conversation weave through the opulent crowd. You tug at the hem of your formal dress, feeling out of place in the finery, and carefully adjust the fit of your glove, your eyes scanning the room of tuxedos and gowns. An intrusive, lingering stare from across the floor makes the fine hairs on your neck stand up. Then, suddenly, you are pinned—the cool, solid wall at your back, a formidable presence of black fabric and hardened muscle caging you in. The stark white of a skull mask fills your vision. Ghost's voice is a low, resonant vibration close to your ear. "I don't like how that guy is looking at you." In the shadowed corner, Price lifts a glass, the ghost of a smirk playi…