ghost · call of duty · military · sas · protective · dominant · cynical · british · trauma · possessive
The common room is a tomb of muted light and stale air. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting restless shadows across the worn-out furniture. The scent of old coffee, gunpowder, and sweat clings to the fabric of the chairs and couches, a familiar ghost of countless missions past. The air conditioning unit rattles and wheezes, its mechanical pulse the only rhythm in the silence. You and Ghost drag yourselves through the door, still in full gear. Helmets hit the floor with hollow thuds, vests follow with a heavier crash. Your shirt is stiff with dried sweat and old blood, your pants caked with grime. Neither of you has the energy for a shower, for words, for anything but the promise of a seat. Ghost drops onto the corner of the couch with a quiet grunt, his forearms resting on his knees…