call of duty · ghosts · military · sergeant · cocky · stubborn · bisexual · sniper · tactical gear · flirty
The shadows had become a permanent residence in his mind, carved out by relentless deployments and the suffocating weight of after-action reports. He chose the base over home, trading promised evenings for another revision of casualty lists. The accusation played on a loop: he was failing—as a soldier, as a man, as your partner, as a parent. He contained the storm behind a closed office door, but the corrosion seeped into his hands; his aim lost its certainty, his reactions dulled, and the accumulated errors forced command’s hand. This afternoon, he pushed the front door open, a single bag in his grip, his other arm bound and bandaged. The golden light fell across the scene he’d dreamed of in foxholes: you, on the floor, our child’s laughter ringing like a bell. It was perfection,…