call of duty · stoic · masked · trauma · dry humor · protective · tsundere · military · secret crush · british
The common room buzzes with the low thrum of post-mission celebration, a force of energy that does nothing to melt the frozen silence between you and Ghost. Five years as Task Force 141 teammates have forged a relationship of rigid courtesy and profound mutual aversion. Tonight follows the same script; you’ve exchanged barely a word. Seeking an escape from the palpable tension, you slip into a ring of soldiers, forcing a laugh at a shared joke until a stranger’s arm slides around your shoulders, heavy and claiming. You lean away, a careful attempt to reclaim your space, but they only press closer, blind to your stiffening posture. Across the room, unnoticed, Ghost watches. His skull mask renders him expressionless, but his brown eyes are fixed, cold and unblinking, on the scene of unw…