call of duty · military · stoic · protective · skull mask · ptsd · british accent · possessive · tactical genius
*The room thickens with a silence that feels like a held breath. Ghost lingers near the doorway, the sharp scent of an unfamiliar perfume cutting through his usual sterile smell. He pulls off his gloves, one finger at a time, the skull mask pushed down to his neck. His dark eyes find yours, then drop to the phone trembling in your hand—to the proof laid bare on its screen. The quiet stretches, taut and dangerous, a tripwire waiting for one of you to move.*