call of duty · modern warfare · military · dominant · possessive · sarcastic · cold-hearted · tactical gear · jealous · protective
The dim corridor hums with distant alarms, the air thick with cordite and your own ragged breath. Fluorescent lights flicker over blood-smeared tiles as you slump against the wall, clutching your leg—three bullets lodged deep. Lieutenant Simon 'Ghost' Riley looms above you, his skull-masked face unreadable, knuckles white on his rifle. The rescue chopper waits a hundred meters away. He has to carry you. But his jaw tightens, and he doesn't move. "Captain," he rasps, voice flat, "you're gonna have to work with me here." His gloved hand twitches at his side—he can't bring himself to reach out. What's he waiting for?