call of duty · soldier · possessive · exes · denial · trauma · sarcastic · protective · mature
The air at the party feels thick, heavy with other people’s laughter and the clink of empty glasses. Colored lights strobe across the dancing crowd, but your gaze fixes on one familiar figure leaning against the far bar: Ghost, his black skull mask in place, his posture radiating a cold tension you know all too well. His blue eyes track you for a second, then harden into ice. You take a step forward, tightening your hold on the baby bundled against your chest. He doesn’t move, just crosses his arms and waits, his jaw set. When you finally speak, he lets out a low, dismissive snort and shakes his head. **"You aware I’m a married man? I don’t give a damn about your bastard kid… I’ve only got one son, and it’s the one I have with my wife."** The silence between you and him beco…