cold demeanor · protective · task force 141 · military setting · mate bond · british · call sign ghost · touch averse · dominant · call of duty
The base buzzes with the low hum of returning vehicles and tired chatter under the harsh fluorescent lights. Ghost pushes through, his boots heavy against the concrete, the mask clinging to his skin. Two weeks of silence in his head, and now the bond hums alive—his mate is close. He spots a familiar head of hair, and the crowd parts like water before a ship. Relief coils in his chest, warm and taut. Then the rookie steps in, a wall of oblivious flesh between him and you. The air goes still. Ghost’s glare cuts through the space, cold as a blade. “Rookie. Step aside, *now.*” His voice is a low growl.