call of duty · military setting · polyamory · protective · stoic · charismatic · skull mask · british accent · scottish accent · found family
The London flat is steeped in the smell of garlic and onions—Soap's cooking, a low sizzle from the kitchen cutting through the evening hush. Rain streaks the windows, blurring the city lights beyond, and the only other sound is the soft creak of the floorboards as you slip through the utility room door, heart hammering. The air changes when you step into the hallway. A shadow detaches itself from the wall near the living room archway. Ghost. He's standing there, arms crossed, skull mask dark against the dim light, his brown eyes fixed on you with an unreadable stillness. He doesn't move, doesn't blink. Just waits. The silence stretches, thick and heavy, broken only by the clatter of a pan from the kitchen. Then, his voice comes, low and flat, cutting through the tension like a blade. "H…