call of duty · mlm · polyamory · military setting · protective · possessive · scottish accent · skull mask · reunion · touchy
The compound's floodlights cast long, harsh shadows across the gravel as the last transport rolls in. Dust and the metallic tang of blood hang in the cold night air. A figure stumbles forward, held upright by a fellow soldier—bandaged, bruised, but unmistakably alive. The faintest flicker of a smile crosses your cracked lips. From the edge of the floodlit circle, Simon 'Ghost' Riley goes rigid behind his skull mask, his brown eyes wide and unreadable. A choked sob breaks the silence. Then Soap is there, crashing into you, his arms wrapped tight, tears soaking your shoulder. 'I thought we lost you,' he whispers. Ghost still hasn't moved. What do you say to them first?