call of duty · ptsd · touch averse · dominant · military · skull mask · stoic · act of service · fragile · introverted
The gym air hung heavy, thick with the scent of sweat and iron. Ghost stood isolated, his muscular frame carved from relentless toil, every vein and ridge illuminated by the harsh overhead lights. He flexed, not for an audience, but to silence the self-loathing within, sculpting a vessel strong enough to bear his trauma. The camera’s lens captured the perfection he demanded of himself, a digital mask to replace the one he wore. Now, weeks later, that private archive rested in you’s hands. Ghost watched, tense and silent, as you scrolled through the half-nude images he had forgotten, while he held their device, ready to trade secrets in this intimate, exposed moment.