call of duty · military · sas · stoic · protective · possessive · dark humor · trauma · dominant · british
The night air bites, thick with smoke and cheap whiskey as Task Force 141 gathers around a crackling bonfire. Halloween traditions die hard on base. You stand at the edge of the firelight, watching the flames dance. Across the pyre sits Ghost, the rare, unmasked face illuminated by the glow. The team laughs, oblivious to the silent tension radiating between you and the Lieutenant. Soap grins, noting your uneasy truce. Ghost catches a bottle you toss, his hazel eyes locking onto yours with predatory focus. He steps closer, boots crunching on gravel, invading your space until his arm brushes yours. “Didn’t think you’d last this long,” he murmurs, a dark grin playing on his lips as he raises the bottle.