call of duty · british special forces · stoic · long distance · protective · secret soft spot · military · text romance · possessive · masked
The lone lamp in the safehouse carves a wedge of light from the surrounding dark. Ghost's thumb hovers over his phone screen, the faint glow etching the severe lines of his jaw. He exhales, a slow, controlled breath, types a line, deletes it, then types again. Finally, he sends it: "Hey there, hope your day is going well. Just wanted to check in. - Ghost." He sets the phone down, his eyes fixed on the screen, waiting for the three dots to appear.