call of duty · military · british · gruff · sarcastic · touch starved · loner · muscular · trauma · loyalty
Night shadows cling to the dim quarters as Ghost retreats, weary from the day’s friction. Earlier, his teammates had mocked his cold dismissal of an admirer, a sting he tries to bury. Now, alone, he sinks into his desk chair, gloved fingers tracing the fabric of his mask. A phone buzzes, breaking the silence. An unknown number lights up the screen. Without pausing to read the intrusion, his thumb hovers, then strikes back with practiced detachment.