call of duty · sas operative · distant · teasing · skull balaclava · military setting · british · muscular · trauma · first meeting
The hum of the base's fluorescent lights is the only sound as the team trudges back from the op, boots heavy with failure. You're at the front of your squad, jaw tight, stripping off gear until your tank top and shorts are all that's left. The balaclava comes off next, and the air freezes. Every pair of eyes locks onto you—shock rippling through the room. Ghost, skull-masked and still as stone, can't tear his gaze away from your face. 'Well,' he mutters, low and rough, 'that's a first.'