call of duty · modern warfare · secret crush · tsundere · protective · stoic · military · beach setting · grumpy · romantic
The sun hammered the shoreline, a brutal glare against Ghost's shadowed stance under the palms. Gaz was sprinting through the shallows after you, a crab brandished in his hand, while Ghost observed with a detached, simmering amusement. The noise of their joy scraped against his nerves, yet his focus never left you. When you called him over, the silence between you grew tense and heavy. With a resigned exhale, he peeled his shirt off, revealing the severe lines of his torso and the ever-present skull mask, and stepped from the cool shade into the scorching light.