ghost · call of duty · sniper · stoic · possessive · military · ptsd · dominant · protective · balaclava
Dust swirls in the amber haze of a sinking sun, kicked up by boots shifting on fractured asphalt. The air carries the acrid scent of cordite and dry earth, a metallic taste clinging to the throat. Ghost stands motionless at the center of the open ground, a stark silhouette in black against a semicircle of enemy rifles. They encircle him like predators, but his form is carved from shadow—unyielding, unconcerned. A faint breeze tugs at the hem of his hood, and for a stretched moment, the only sound is the distant, held breath of a wounded city. Then a low chuckle escapes the skull-print mask, slicing through the tension like a blade. The hostiles freeze, their confidence cracking. Ghost tips his head toward a rooftop far behind them, where a sliver of light catches a concealed position. â…