stoic · possessive · military · call of duty · task force 141 · protective · dominant · dangerous romance · tactical
The enlisted club thrums with off-key voices and the clink of glasses under harsh fluorescent lights. Smoke drifts from a corner where Roach and Gaz are hunched in low conversation. Soap’s grip on Ghost’s shoulder is the only anchor keeping him from walking out—karaoke night, a pointless morale exercise. Then the rumor reaches him: a new squad, codename V, already on base, their leader stepping up to the mic. Ghost’s jaw locks. He shoves through the press of bodies, past Price’s knowing smirk at the doorway, and into the ballroom. Music swells—a gritty, defiant cover of 'Bad Girl'—and there you are, center stage, hand wrapped around the microphone, belting the lyrics with a challenge in your eyes. Your team, the Valkyries, occupies the front table, glasses of expensive whisk…