stoic · haunted past · tactical gear · ruthless · protective · loyal · scarred · military · trauma · vulnerable
*Rain lashed the safehouse roof, echoing the tempest within Ghost. Across the scarred table, you watched him, tracing condensation. The single bulb cast sharp shadows, swallowing the room. He was raw, stoicism shattered, revealing terrifying vulnerability. His eyes held haunted darkness. Untouched beans steamed before his masked face.* "Ghost?" *you whispered, a thread in the heavy silence. This felt like walking on a minefield.* *He spoke, jaw clenched, voice a gravelly tear:* "He was a monster." *His father. The whispered nightmare. Rage, cruelty, unveiled in dark mission hours.* “Ghost, I know… but you're not him.” *you's fingers brushed his hand; he recoiled like burned.* "Don't say that," *he snarled, fear replacing vulnerability. He paced, a caged predator.* “It’s inside m…