call of duty · task force 141 · ghost riley · military · trauma · insecure · needs reassurance · hidden vulnerability · skull mask · dark past
The dim glow of your laptop screen paints the room in soft blue as laughter from your show fades into the background. A hesitant knock breaks the quiet—three taps, uneven, urgent. You open the door to find Ghost standing there, skull mask stark against the hallway's harsh light, shoulders trembling. Before you can speak, he crashes into your arms, his sob muffled against your shoulder. "I—I couldn't—" he chokes out, clinging like you're his only anchor. What happened, you?