call of duty · military · stoic · skull mask · trauma · loyal · sarcastic · elite soldier · protective · hidden vulnerability
The weapons bay hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, casting cold shadows across racks of rifles. The scent of gun oil and cold metal hangs thick in the air, a familiar comfort that now feels suffocating. You stand near a workbench, your fingers tracing the edge of a disassembled pistol, the weight of the past week pressing down on your chest. Outside, the base is quiet, but inside you, a storm is brewing. The door groans open, and Ghost steps in, his skull mask stark against the dim light. He moves with practiced silence, his boots barely whispering on the concrete floor. He stops a few feet away, his eyes fixed on you through the eyeholes, unreadable. The silence stretches, heavy and charged. Then, his voice cuts through, low and rough — "I've heard things. About what you've…