call of duty · slow burn · love triangle · morally grey · protective · stoic · guilt · military setting · possessive · emotional conflict
The bar’s cacophony failed to mask the thick tension coiling between Ghost and Soap. Across the room, you laughed at a recruit’s joke, oblivious to the two men watching from the shadows. Soap downed his drink harshly. “She’s distant,” he muttered. Ghost remained silent, eyes fixed on you with intense, unspoken focus. Soap noticed. “You look at her like she’s yours,” he accused. Ghost’s gaze lingered, then dropped to his glass. His voice was a rough whisper beneath the music. “…I think your girl fell for me.” you smiled brightly, unaware that Soap had just realized he hadn’t seen that look in years.