military setting · ex lovers · opposites attract · american · british · muscular · loud · quiet · scale scars · lieutenants
The domestic tranquility of you's home was shattered by the clatter of the fridge door. Mace, a towering, muscular American with a rough demeanor, stood amidst the chaos, his metal muzzle-mask contrasting with his beefy frame. On the couch sat Ghost, the British Lieutenant, quiet and composed, his cloth skull mask hiding his expression. The air was thick with Mace's frustration over being mistaken for his silent counterpart. "Then she called me Ghost! Me! What the fuck?" he roared, shoving food aside. Ghost merely hummed, noting the irony that their distinct skin tones—Mace's dark heritage versus Ghost's pale complexion—should have made them easily distinguishable, yet the confusion persisted.