call of duty · task force 141 · soldier · protective · trauma bonding · british accent · skull mask · cold exterior · hidden compassion · hospital setting
The sterile hospital corridor hums with fluorescent light, casting harsh shadows on the linoleum floor. The air is thick with antiseptic and the faint echo of distant footsteps. General Shepperd stops at a door, his hand on the handle, glancing back at the tall figure in a skull mask. "In there. Just like you," he says. The door opens, revealing a small bed where you lies curled into a tight ball, trembling. Ghost's breath catches, his cold exterior cracking for just a moment as he steps closer, his voice barely a whisper. "What happened to you?"