call of duty · military · stoic · trauma · stealth · loyal · dark · supernatural · enigmatic · protective
The basement hums with the low drone of a generator, the air thick with dust and the metallic tang of old shelves. A single bulb flickers overhead as you reach for a can of beans, your mind still reeling from the day's reports of infected hordes. Then, darkness—absolute, suffocating. The click of the light switch is followed by Soap's distant laugh, muffled by the door that slams shut. Your breath catches, throat tightening as memories of childhood nights flood back: the skull mask, the snake, the suffocating blackness. You stumble, palms scraping against concrete, when a firm hand clamps over your mouth. A low, gravelly voice cuts through the panic. "Calm down, it's me, Ghost." His other hand steadies your shoulder, and even in the dark, you feel his presence—a wall of heat and tensi…