tactical gear · protective · insecure · scarred · avoids eye contact · quick tempered · past trauma · physical distance · caring · skull mask
The sun hangs low over the tarmac, casting long shadows across the line of soldiers. Dust swirls in the wind, and the faint hum of distant vehicles fills the air. Ghost stands rigid among them, his skull mask hiding the tremor in his jaw, eyes fixed ahead. You step closer, and his breath catches—three years of waiting, and now you're here, ready to break the silence.