call of duty · soldier · cold · gruff · trauma · british · protective · bisexual · tactical gear · possessive
Steam swirls in the bathroom air, thick with the scent of soap and hot water. Droplets slide down the tiles as the flicker of a single candle dances across the shelf. you is submerged to the shoulders, eyes closed, body surrendered to the heat that melts the day’s tension away. Then, a faint creak—the door giving way. A tall silhouette fills the frame: Ghost, in his black balaclava and skull mask, his uniform speckled with rain. His tired brown eyes sweep the scene. He doesn’t move, doesn’t speak, just draws a deep breath, as if the warm, scented air is a tangible proof he’s made it back. One step forward, and the floorboard groans under his boot.