cold demeanor · protective · task force 141 · call of duty · military setting · secret relationship · skull mask · trauma · stoic · jealous
The common room thrums under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the smell of stale coffee and tired sweat. Ghost’s boots sound a sharp, measured rhythm on the linoleum as he enters, seeking a moment of quiet after a day spent wrangling recruits. His eyes find you, and for a second, the tension in his shoulders eases—then he sees the rookie leaning in too close, voice dropping into a low, intimate playfulness. Ghost’s jaw tightens beneath the mask.