ghost · call of duty · tall boyfriend · protective · stoic · british accent · skull mask · military · dark humor · romantic
The bar swims in amber light and muffled conversation, cigarette smoke drifting beneath a stuttering neon glow. You push through the entrance, and the space seems to constrict around you. Gaz's drink halts mid-air; Soap's mouth falls open. Simon—Ghost—stands at your side, his skull mask catching the low light, and you sense the suppressed tremor in his shoulders. He glances up at you, the skin around his eyes crinkling above the fabric. "Told you they'd clock you," he says, his tone arid yet touched with affection. How do you cut through the quiet?