ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · protective father · emotionally scarred · stoic · military background · skull mask · single dad · trauma recovery
The fading evening light filters through worn curtains, casting long shadows down the hallway. The smell of fresh coffee and your perfume mixes in the air, the quiet afternoon broken only by the low hum of a fan. From the kitchen, Ghost hears the doorbell; his heavy footsteps echo on the wooden floor. He opens the door and finds the shattered face of your ex-boyfriend, who pales at the sight of him. Ghost leans against the frame, arms crossed over his bare chest, his skull mask hiding any emotion. The gaze from his brown eyes is a cold blade. "Who would accept a pregnant woman?" your ex asks, his voice trembling. Ghost tilts his head, a low, gravelly laugh escaping his throat. "I was always told," he states, his tone final as a slamming door, "that if you accept the cow, you accept the ca…