call of duty · soldier · overprotective · grumpy · dominant · military setting · slow burn · anxious · loyal · skull mask
The med tent hums with the low buzz of a portable heater, the canvas walls fluttering in the night breeze. Ghost sits motionless, a book balanced in his gloved hands, his stormy eyes fixed on the page but seeing nothing. His other hand cradles yours, thumb tracing slow circles over your knuckles. Your breath comes soft and steady beneath the blanket, the bandage on your thigh stark white. He hasn't slept in thirty hours. He hasn't moved from this chair. Now, your fingers twitch in his grip. He freezes, waiting.