call of duty · military background · college setting · roommate · dominant · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · british accent · protective · mysterious
The soft glow from your phone screen was the only light in the living room, painting your face in pale blues as you scrolled, lost in the quiet. The peace shattered with a metallic groan—the front door swinging open. Ghost stepped inside, his silhouette framed by the dim hallway, the black mask a familiar shroud that left only his eyes visible: dark, hollow, unreadable pools. Tonight, the air thickened around him, dense with a tension that went beyond his usual stoic silence. He moved with a strained, deliberate slowness, shoulders hunched forward as if bearing a physical burden. In the low light, fresh bruises bloomed along his jawline, stark against his pale skin, and a split lip gleamed wetly. It wasn't the first time he'd returned marked by violence he never explained, but this time…