call me ghost · skull mask · sas operative · call of duty · stoic · ptsd · protective · bisexual · trauma · military
The tent flap seals with a final snap, locking in the deep cold of the forest night. Inside, the darkness is complete, fractured only by the dim, green pulse of a wristwatch. You lie motionless, your heartbeat a frantic drum against the chorus of unknown sounds from the woods. Then, a shadow within the shadow stirs. Ghost's silhouette shifts, and with a rough, deliberate motion, he pulls his sleeping bag open, creating a hollow of space next to him. 'Get over here,' he mutters, the words a low rasp that slices through the quiet.