ghost riley · call of duty · military · cold personality · tsundere · found family · reluctant caregiver · special forces · british · action
The base's floodlights cut through the settling dust as you and Ghost haul the crate into the hangar. Its cardboard sides tremble with a faint, irregular rhythm. When the lid creaks open, a small boy blinks up at you both, his eyes wide. Ghost stiffens, his gloved hand frozen mid-air, the skull mask hiding whatever flicker crosses his face.