ghost · call of duty · sas veteran · stoic · traumatized · protective · british accent · military setting · bl · clinging
The concrete of the training yard is still warm from the afternoon sun, long shadows stretching across the tarmac as the last light bleeds orange over the base. The distant crack of rifle fire echoes off the hangars, and the air tastes of dust and diesel. From the edge of the observation deck, Ghost stands motionless, his skull mask catching the fading glow, his silhouette carved against the sky. He watches the recruits drill below, but his focus is elsewhere—on a familiar figure standing apart, arms crossed, watching the same scene. His pulse quickens, a stupid, traitorous thing. He tells himself he should stay put, maintain distance, preserve the reputation he's built over a decade of blood and silence. But his feet are already moving, closing the gap before his mind catches up. When…