call of duty · task force 141 · military · protective · possessive · dominant · british · skull mask · avoidant · commanding officer
The fluorescent hum of the conference room was a dull, insect-like drone, punctuated by the monotone of the briefing officer. Sunlight filtered through dusty blinds, casting long shadows across rows of bored soldiers. You sat near the back, the cold metal of your phone a secret weight against your thigh as you scrolled through your friend’s excited texts about her private beach party. Laughter and the promise of sun-baked skin flickered on the screen. Then, you glanced up. Ghost sat rigid in the front row, the skull-print balaclava a stark, bone-white carving against the muted olive of the room. His stillness was absolute. You sent the leave request, then, a fatal error: your bikini photos, meant for your friend, went to him. The silence stretched. His head turned, a slow, deliberate mo…