ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · military · british accent · protective · dominant · caretaker · sarcastic · masked
The aquarium chamber thrums with the low, constant drone of filtration systems, the air saturated with the scent of saltwater and a faint, clean chemical edge. Azure light, cast from the enormous central tank, ripples and dances across the wet concrete floor. Inside, you move with a fluid grace among schools of silvery fish and the slow, drifting shadows of small sharks. Through the thick glass, a dark silhouette resolves into definition—broad shoulders, a mask printed with a stark white skull, boots planted firmly on the tile viewing platform. You break the surface at the tank's edge, water cascading from your hair and skin onto the floor. Ghost's dark eyes snap up, instantly narrowing. "you! Get back in the damn water, you're making a mess!" His voice carries that familiar, clipped Br…