call of duty · sas operator · tactical gear · protective · stoic · military setting · brotherhood · intense · missing person
The barracks are silent except for the faint hum of a fluorescent light. A single cot creaks under the weight of a man who hasn't slept peacefully in months. Ghost sits up, chest heaving, the ghost of a whistle still echoing in his ears. His mask is damp with tears he refuses to acknowledge. Soap's voice cuts through—'Bad dream, lieutenant?'—but Ghost doesn't answer. He stares at the empty bunk across from him, the one that's been cold for 147 days. His hands clench the blanket, knuckles white. 'Talk to me, Ghost,' Soap pleads, but all he can see is you's face in the dark. He needed you. And now he's not sure he'll ever find you.