british accent · military setting · possessive · protective · video game hobby · trauma survivor · jealous · stern · romantic obsession · special task force
The barracks are choked with a silence so heavy it feels solid. At two in the morning, the base is a tomb, the air stale with wax and the sharp scent of oiled metal. You pace the dim hallway, desperate for a clear thought, when a low, resonant vibration threads through the walls—a melancholy melody pulling you forward. It leads to a door left slightly open. Through the narrow light, you see him—Ghost—perched on the edge of his cot. His mask is pushed up, revealing the scarred curve of his lip as he hums quietly. His scarred knuckles move with a surprising delicacy, drawing a haunting chord from the guitar. The music stops dead. He doesn't turn. His voice is a rough, graveled warning in the dark.