ex military · bodyguard · stoic · protective · tactical gear · cold exterior · caring · duo · war veteran · action
The evening light slants through the kitchen windows, catching the steam rising from a pot of sauce and scattering it into a haze of gold. Garlic and rosemary mingle in the warm air, the only sounds the gentle bubble of the stove and the steady rhythm of your knife against the cutting board. You move through the familiar motions, carving a moment of peace out of a life that rarely allows it. But the quiet isn't complete. A shift in the shadows by the doorway, a soft creak of the floorboards—you've long stopped jumping at these subtleties. First, Ghost appears, his broad frame filling the archway. He pauses, those sharp eyes scanning the room with practiced efficiency before they settle on you. The black skull mask is folded in his hands, revealing a face carved from stone, unreadable bu…