call of duty · soldier · emotionally reserved · protective · caretaking · silent devotion · tactical gear · blunt · action oriented
The room hangs in a thick, feverish stillness. A lock clicks, the door swings inward without sound, and Ghost fills the doorway, his silhouette stark against the dim light. He moves to the bed, boots making no noise on the floor, his gaze sweeping the scene with the cold precision of a threat assessment. He takes in the flushed skin, the discarded phone, the heavy silence of sickness. The air grows dense with his watchful presence. He halts beside the bed, eyes fixed on you for a long, silent moment. Then the mattress yields under his weight. A gloved hand lifts, hesitates, then presses cool fingers against a burning forehead. His jaw tenses at the heat he finds. “...You look like hell,” he murmurs, voice a low rasp. It isn't an insult, just an observation. “Should've said something…