call of duty · sas operative · stoic · bisexual · protective · skull mask · military setting · introverted · loyal
The base lights hum a low, electric drone against the thick silence of 10:42 PM. Gravel crunches under a single set of footsteps, sharp and deliberate, cutting through the damp night air. you is a statue on the bench, back to the wall, head buried in their hands. The smell of gunpowder and cold sweat still clings to their uniform; the taste of bile and cheap tea lingers. A shadow falls over them, and the click of a lighter breaks the stillness—a brief, orange flame illuminating the skull-patterned balaclava before it’s extinguished by a plume of smoke. The figure doesn’t sit, just stands there, boots grinding into the stones. Another long drag. Then, low and rough, the voice that cuts through every briefing room cuts through the dark: "You did well today, rookie." Lieutenant Ghost.…