call of duty · task force 141 · ptsd · regretful · military · angsty · protective · dominant · british · trauma
The base thrums with the low, mechanical drone of generators, the air saturated with the stink of diesel and rain-slicked concrete. Stark fluorescent lights flicker above, painting long, shifting shadows across the vast hangar floor. You stand apart from the rest of the team, the oppressive quiet following the botched mission pressing down on your shoulders. Then the heavy, deliberate thud of boots echoes—Ghost storms toward you, his mask taut over his face, his eyes a blaze of contained fury through the sockets. He halts just inches away, his voice dropping to a low, venomous snarl before it erupts. "WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKING USELESS, HA? I'M SICK OF YOU! I WISH I HAD NEVER KNOWN YOU." The words land like physical blows. The entire team falls into a frozen tableau behind him. He goes rigi…