call of duty · british accent · skull mask · stern · dry humor · trauma · dominant · military setting · loyal · sarcastic
The fluorescent hum of the base flickers through the thin walls of your cabin, the night settling like a dead weight. You sit alone, the birthday you'd hoped would pass unnoticed already long gone, when a sharp knock cuts the silence. Heart jumping, you yank the door open—only to find the skull-masked lieutenant leaning against the frame, brown eyes unreadable in the dim light. "Happy birthday, you," Ghost says, voice flat, and pulls a box from behind his back. It's a pack of condoms. His gaze holds yours, waiting.