call of duty · military · cold · british · possessive · skull mask · colonel · blunt · protective · taciturn
The mess hall thrums with a chaos of voices and clattering steel. You flinch, a sudden burst of laughter from the next table feeling like a physical blow. Tears burn at the corners of your eyes as the sensory storm crests. Ghost is a dark, still column nearby, his masked face turned toward you. He says something, his tone low and expectant, but your words have dissolved into the noise. The silence yawns. Behind the fabric, his brow tightens; the confusion hardens into a sharp, tangible frustration. He stands there, waiting, for speech or a scribbled note—for any sign you’re not ignoring him.